G	View a KWIC

to beat into a fine powder  LJLA.  PJ Ex30:36 : ותיכתוש מינה ותדיק‏  you should beat some of it fine and crush it †. p.p. : see s.v. ktyš adj.  Jud, Syr, LJLA.

Gt	View a KWIC

  to be smitten  Syr, LJLA.  PJ Ex2:23 : ואיתכתש מלכא ד מצרים‏  [MT: וַיָּמָת מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם!]. to be or appear to be smitten with skin disease  Qumran.  GenApoc 20.25 : כול מכתשיא ונגדיא אלן די מתכתש ומתנגד מרי מלכא‏  all these plagues and afflictions that my lord king is afflicted with.

Dt	View a KWIC

a physical quarrel  Gal, CPA, Syr, LJLA.  PJ Gen32:25 : ואתכתש מלאכא עימיה‏   the angel fought with him.

  
Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 273a; DJBA: 610b; Jastrow: 683; Levy Ch-W: 1:397; Tal Sam: 418a; DNWSI: 548; Cook,Qumran: 121;

View a complete KWIC

view additional bibliographic refs.

Derivatives:

ktyš (kṯīš) adj.   crushed; excited

ktyš (kāṯīš) adj. #2   (oil) fine

mktš, mktšˀ (maḵtāš, maḵtāšā) n.m.   plague