בְּסִיס

בְּסִיס, בְּסִיסָאf. ch. sam(בסיס whatever is subservient to another object). Targ. 1 Kings 7:30; a. fr.Y.Sabb.XVII, 16b top ב׳ דידיה its (the delphicas) pedestal. Y.Succ.V, 55b bot. whatever (structure) stands isolated being one hundred feet high בעי ב׳וכ׳ requires a buttress (in the shape of an ascent) of thirty three cubits on each side.Pl. בְּסִיסַיָּא. Targ. 1 Kings 7:27; a. e.