שְׁמָדָה

שְׁמָדָא, שְׁמָדָהch. sam(שמד religious persecution). Ḥull.101b ש׳ הוא דהוהוכ׳ Ms. M. it was a time of persecution (when Jews were forbidden to observe their festive days), and they sent word from there (Palestine) that this years Day of Atonement should be observed on a Sabbath day. Gen. R. s. 79 הוו טמירין … ביומא דש׳ were hidden in a cave for thirteen years during the (Hadrianic) persecution; Koh. R. to X, 8. Y.Ḥag.II, 77b top בשעת שוּמְדָּא; a. e.