- שפיכות
- שְׁפִיכוּתf. same. Makhsh. II, 3 מי ש׳ water that is poured out, dirty water, opp. מי גשמים rain water.Esp. ש׳ דמים shedding of blood. Arakh.15b כל המספר … וש׳ ד׳ he that talks slander commits great sins to be compared to the three great crimes: idolatry, incest, and bloodshed. Snh.57b (ref. to Gen. 9:6) איזהו ש׳ ד׳ של אדם שהוא בגופו יכ׳ what way of killing is a shedding of blood within a mans body? It is strangulation. Ib. 74a כל … חוץ … וש׳ ד׳ regarding all sins … one may transgress in order to escape death, except idolatry, incest, and murder; a. fr.
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