Yoma 10a ס׳ זה אשור Ms. M. (ed. סילק, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l.
note); Keth. 10b סליקא,
סליקוס pr. n. pl. (preced.) Seleucia. Macc. 10a there were two Kadesh . דס׳ ואקרא ס׳ כגון just as S. and the Fort of S. are two different places.
סליקוסתא f. (Pales of סלק, by false etymology of מוגמר q. v.) a fragrant plant used after meals in place of burnt spices. Sabb. 50b ed. (Ms. M. סליקותא, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note; Ar. Var. חליקוסתא, v. next w.).
סליקוסתא IIf. (Pales of סלק) refuse of boiled dates after brewing. B. Kam. 31a top (Ms. F. סליקותא; Ms. H. a. Ar. חליקוסא,חלקוסתא, fr. חלק, v. etymology of שלק).
סליקותא, v. preced. wds.
סליקיא pr. n. pl. (v. סליק) Seleucia, the great city and fortress of Syria founded by Seleucus Nicator. Midr. Till. to Ps. IX ed. Bub. ס׳ בנה סלייקוס Seleucus built Seleucia; Yalk. ib. 642 ס׳ בנה סולקוס (not סליקוא); [Midr. Till. ed. Bub. l. c. סקיליא בנה סקילום, a corrupt Var. lect. of our wds.; oth. ed. contain only the corrupt version, some having סיציליא].
סליקתא, v. סלק.
*סלירא f. (a corrupt. of sellula) a little chair or stool. LLev. R. s. 9 (mixed dict.) עליה וישב ס׳ לו (ליה) יהבו give him a stool that he may seat himself on it; Yalk. ib. 493 עליה ויתיב סלריא ליה יהבו (corr. acc.).
סלירא, Ah. d'R. N. 26d vers., ch. XXX (ed. Schechter p. 66), v. סלרין.
סלית, v. פלת.
סליתא, (סילתא) f.=h. שליה, after-birth. Sabb. 134a (Ms. O. שלייתא, v. Rabb. D. S. a. . note 60). Ber. 6a סיליתא Ar. ed. Koh. (oth. ed. Ar. סילתא; ed. שלייתא).
סלל I (b. h.; cmp. סלד) to swing, be light; to bound. Ab. d'R. N. 2aa vers., ch. XXX (ed. Schechter, p. לב) אם אחריה סוללת היא . יעלה if you take an animal to the top of a roof, it will start backward (be afraid). -- Part. pass. סלול; pl. סלולין swinging, high. Y. Maasr. V, end, 52a (expl. העליון לוף דעuז, ib. V, 8) לוף של הס׳ זרע R. S. to Maasr. l. c. (ed. הסיליון) the seed in the swinging tops of of (Maim. העליון). Nif. נסלל to rebound. Y. Ab. Zar. II, 41b, v. עגל. Pi. סלל, Poldl סולל (r. סול) to sport; (euphem.) to commit lewdness. Tosef. Sot. V, 7 קטן בבנה המסללת (ed. Zuck. המסלסלת, Var. המסולס׳) a woman that commits lewdness with her little son; Snh. 69b המסוללת (Ms. K. המסלסלת; v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 300); Y. Gitt. VIII, 49a bot. המלרת. Yeb. 76a בז זו המסוללות נשים women that commit lewdness with one another; Sabb. 65a; Y. l. c. המסדות. - V. סלסל.
סלל II (b. h.) to tread, press; (cmp. כבש) to make a path, pave. -Denom. מסלה, סולם, סיוון II.
סלם, סלמא, v. ub סול׳.
סלמאי, סלמיי pr. n. m. Salmai. Taan. 28a (Ms. M. סמלאי); Tosef. ib. IV (III), 8; Y. ib. IV, 68b bot.; v. נטופפתי.
סלמינטין, v. סלמנטון.
סלמנדרא c. (~~~~~~~~~) salamander, a reptile believed to be engendered in fire. Targ. Y. Lev. XI, 29 Ar. (ed. עכברא); ib. 30 ed. (h. text תנשמת). - Sifra Shhh'mini, ch. VI, Par. 5; Hull. 127a (classified under צב). - Hag. 27a וכ׳ מדמה הסך . . ס׳ he who oints himself with the blood of the salamander becomes fire-proof; Yalk. Ex. 373; Tanh. Vayesheb 3.
סלמנטון m. (a corrupt. of salsamentum) salted food, preserve. Siffra B'har, Par. 3, ch. IV (ref. to Lev. XXV, 22) מלמטן ישןלא (corr. acc., orסלסמן salsamen) old produces' (in natural condition,) not preserved; Yalk. Lev. 661 ולא סלמינטין (read; סלמינטוון); B. Bath. 91b ס׳ בלא without need of preserving; v. רצינתא.
סלסול, סיל׳ m. (next w.) 1) loftiness, distinction, dignity. Y. Bicc. I, 64a בעצמן ס׳ נהגו וכהנים but the priests decided to guard their dignity (by abstaining from marry- ing one both of whose parents were proselytes); Kidd. 78b, Bekh. 30b וכ׳ שאין . .. ס׳ . .. נהגו the priests guarding their dignity decided not to entrust matters of levitical cleanness to everybody. -- Y. Shek. IV, 48a bot. בפרה הוא ס׳ . .. מעלה prominence was to be given, solemnity was to be given to the ceremonies connected with the preparation of the ashes of the red cow; Y. Ab. Zar. II, beg. 40c; Pesik. Par.,. p. 40a; Pesik. R. s. 14 פרה ס׳ משוםin order to lend solemnity to &c. -- 2) curling the hair. Naz. 3a (ref. to מסלסל, ib. I, 1) הוא שערא ס׳ דהדין ממאי how do we know that this m'salsel means the curling of the hair?, v. next w.
סלסל (b. h.; v. סלל I) 1) to swing, lift up; trnsf. to hold in high esteem. Y. Ber. VII, 11b bot.; Y. Naz. V, end, 54b; Gen. R. s. 91, a. e. it is written in the Book of Ben Sira וכ׳ ובין ותרוממך סלסליה hold her (the Torah) high, and she will uplift thee and seat thee between princes (v. Prov. IV, 8). Pesik. R. s. 20 וכ׳ בכל ולסלסלה . .. להרכיבה to let her ride on an elephant . .. and raise her among all the nobles of the kingdom; a. e. -Part. pass. מסולסל (v. סלת) select, sublime. Cant. R. to I, 1 שבשירים המעולה שבשירים המ the loftiest, the sublimest of songs. - 2) (cmp. שלשל) to turn, to plait, esp. to curl the hair. Pesik. R. s. 26 קווצותיו מסלסל הרי behold, he (Elijah) curls his locks Meg. 18a; R. Hash. 26b (ref. to Prov. IV, 8) the Rabbis did not know what sals'leha meant, until they heard Rabbi's handmaid say to one twirling his hair, מתי עד בשערך מסלסל אתה how long wilt thou curl thy hair (from which they deduced that sals'leha meant, turn the law in all directions'); Naz. 3a. Ib. I, 1 if one vowing uses the expression וכ׳ מסלסל הריני I will be a hair-curler, he is a Nazarite; Y. ib. I, 51b top המסלסלין מן הריני כאומר it is as if saying, I will be one of those wearing curled locks. Ib. אסלסל I will cud my hair. Midr. Till. to Ps. LXXX (expl. פתואל) וכ׳ בשערו מסלסל שהיה he curled his hair like
