בְּטַש

בְּטַש(v. בְּטַט 2) to tread; to kick, knock down (with ones foot), crush. Targ. Y. I, Ex. 24:10.Sabb.116b אתא חמרא וב׳ לשרגא the ass (offered to the judge as a bribe) came and knocked the (gold) lamp over. B. Kam.62a דב׳ בכספתאוכ׳ who kicked the money box aside so that he threw it into the river. Pa. בַּטֵּיש to stamp. Targ. II, Esth. 3:8.B. Kam.99a he hired him לבַטּוּשֵׁי (Rashi a. Ms. B.) for stamping; v. בִּיטְשָׁא.Transf. to treat with contempt, sneer at. Targ. Y. Num. 14:9.Erub.54a top. Shebu.30b בטש ביה ואוקמיה לע׳׳ה (Ms. F. only … אוקמיה) he insulted the ignorant man and made him stand up; v., however, בְּתַש. Ithpa. אִתְבַּטֵּש to be stamped in, mixed up. Targ. Y. I, Ex. 24:10.