בישן
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Hebrew[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
| Root |
|---|
| ב־ו־שׁ (b-w-š) |
Adjective[edit]
בַּיְשָׁן • (bayshán) (feminine בַּיְשָׁנִית, masculine plural בַּיְשָׁנִים, feminine plural בַּיְשָׁנִיּוֹת)
- embarrassed, easily embarrassed, shy
- Pirkei Avot (פרקי אבות), II, 5 :
- לֹא הַבַּיְשָׁן לָמֵד, וְלֹא הַקַּפְּדָן מְלַמֵּד
- the shy is not taught and the pedant does not teach
- לֹא הַבַּיְשָׁן לָמֵד, וְלֹא הַקַּפְּדָן מְלַמֵּד
Etymology 2[edit]
An elision of בֵּית שְׁאָן
Proper noun[edit]
בישן • (beshan)
- Bet Sh'an
- a. 1053, Chananel ben Chushiel, commentary to Pe'sachim of the Babylonian Talmud, as printed in the Vilna edition, page 50b:
- בני בישן נהוג שלא לילך […]
- b'ne beshan nahúg sheló lelékh […]
- People of Bet Sh'an were accustomed not to go […]
- a. 1053, Chananel ben Chushiel, commentary to Pe'sachim of the Babylonian Talmud, as printed in the Vilna edition, page 50b: