תשמיש

תַּשְׁמִישm. (שָׁמַש) 1) handling, use; (sub. כלי) utensil. Sabb.8a ת׳ע״י הדחק לא שמיה ת׳ use by force (with inconvenience) is not considered use (such as makes the place so utilized public ground for Sabbath purposes). Num. R. s. 188> (ref. to Num. 16:6) הרי לכם ת׳ החביבוכ׳ here is that service for you which is the choicest of all, the offering of frankincense ; Tanḥ. Kor. 5. Ib. בשביל תִּשְׁמִישוֹ של עולם for the service (benefit) of the world. Meg.26b ת׳ קדושה הוא ואסיר it is an object used at a sacred function, and is therefore forbidden for profane use; ib. ת׳ דת׳ הוא it is an object subservient to an object which is used at a sacred function (e. g. a thing on which a sacred implement is laid); a. fr.Pl. תַּשְׁמִישִׁים, תַּשְׁמִישִׁין Ib. תַּשְׁמִישֵׁי מצוה נזרקין things used for a religious ceremony may be thrown away (after having served their purpose); תשמישי קדושה נגנזין implements for sacred things must be stored away (v. גָּנַז); ואלו הן ת׳ מצוה סוכהוכ׳ these are implements for a religious ceremony: the Succah, the Lulab ; ואלו הן ת׳ קדושהוכ׳ and these are sacred implements: boxes for sacred scrolls ; a. fr. 2) (with or without המטה) marital connection; in gen. copulation. Yoma VIII, 1. Keth.65b. Bekh.8a כל שתַּשְׁמִישוֹ ביום all animals which copulate in day time; a. v. fr.