מִשְׁמוּשׁ, (מִשְׁמֵשׁ) touch. Gen. R. s. 52 מ׳ ידים an illicit touch (of her) with his hand. Midr. Till. to Ps. VIII, 4 [read:] העליונים … אלא מ׳ אצבעותיך (ed. Bub. מעשה, corr. acc.) those above (the angels) and those below have only (as much power as) the touch of thy fingers; Midr. Till. to Ps. XIX כדי מ׳ אצבעו ed. Bub. (ed. כדי אצבעו, corr. acc.); Yalk. Ps. 640.—[Y. Ber. III, 6ᵈ bot., v. מַשְׁמָשׁ.]