אֶמְצַע

אֶמְצַעm. (v. מְצַע; √מץ; cmp. b. h. תָּוֶךְ, תֹּךְ, תְּכָכִים) (lying in a press), whenceבא׳ in the centre, between two extremes. Y. Ḥag.II, 77a bot. יהלך בא׳ he must walk between the extremes. B. Mets.70b יד הנכרי בא׳; Y.Ab. Zar. I, 40a top אצבע הגוי בא׳ the hand (finger) of the gentile is between, i. e. he has a share in it; a. fr. 2) common fund, estate. B. Bath. X, 7 השכר לא׳ the profit belongs to the common fund. Ib. IX, 3 השביחו לא׳ they improved for the common fund, i. e. the profit must be equally divided. Ib. 144b מן הא׳ from the estate; a. fr. Cmp. מְצַע, מִיסְוָון.(Also in Ch. Targ. Job 2:8 (Ms. מצע) Targ. Y. II, Num. 22:24 בא׳ between.