פשט

See also: פ־ש־ט

Hebrew

Root
פ־שׁ־ט (p-š-ṭ)

Pronunciation

Verb

פָּשַׁט (pashát) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִפְשַׁט)

  1. to remove, to take off (one's clothing)
  2. to skin (an animal)
  3. to extend (a limb); to reach out
    • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Shabbat 1:1:
      פשט בעל הבית את ידו לחוץ ונתן לתוך ידו של עני, או שנטל מתוכה והבניס, בעל הבית חיב והעני פטור
      pashat ba'al habayit yado lakhuts v'natan l'tokh yado shel ani, o shenatal mitokha v'hikhnis, ba'al habayit khayav v'he'ani patur.
      [if] the lord of the house extended his hand to the outside and gave [something] into the hand of the poor man, or took something from [the poor man's hand] and brought [it] inside, the lord of the house is liable and the poor man is exempt.

Derived terms

Verb

פִּשֵּׁט (pishét) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of פישט

Verb

פֻּשַּׁט (pushát) (pu'al construction)

  1. defective spelling of פושט

References

Noun

פְּשָׁט (p'shát) m [pattern: קְטָל]

  1. literalness (The straightforward meaning)
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