דּוּחַ

דּוּחַHif. הֵדִיחַ (b. h.; v. דְּחַהּ) (to brighten, to wash off, cleanse, rinse. Mikv. VII, 3. Ḥull.8b מֵדִיחַ he must wash the meat (at the place where the knife passed); a. fr.Tam.IV, 2 בית המְדִיחִין the washers hall where the offering meat was washed.Y.Ab. Zar. III, 42d bot. לָדִיחַ = לְהָדִיחַ. Hof. הוּדָה to be washed, cleansed. Makhsh. IV, 3 בשביל שתּוּדַח in order that the dish may be washed by the rain; Ḥull.16a; Sabb.11b; a. fr. Nif. נִידּוֹחַ, נָדוֹחַ to be washed away. Koh. R. to VII, 1; Midr. Sam. ch. XXIII.