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zwhm, zwhmˀ (zŭhum, zuhmā) n.m. filth; stink
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filth
JBA, Man
BT Ber 39a(44)↗ לעבורי זוהמא‏ : to remove the dirt (in the dish) ; BT Šab 10b(1)↗ דילמא שאני בית הכסא דנפיש זוהמיה‏ : perhaps a toilet (chamber) is different in that its filth is substantial ; JohnBook 150:4↗ ia ṣaidia ḏzuhma sarpia : O fishermen who guzzle filth
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stink, putrefaction
JBA, Man
BT Šab 108a(27)↗ אי פסקא זוהמא מיניה אי לא פסקא זוהמא מיניה‏ : if the foul smell (of the fish skin) ceases or not
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sensuality
JBA
BT Yev 103b(7)↗ דקא שדי בא זוהמא‏ : (Sisera) was inserting sensuality into her (by copulating with her)
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For זוהמא דשימשא at Yom 28b see s.v. zhy adj.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJBA: 401aJastrow: 384Drower/Macuch: 164b

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