בישן
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Hebrew
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]| Root |
|---|
| ב־ו־שׁ (b-w-sh) |
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: