סַמְמָן, סַמָּן c. (v. סַם) drug, 1) ingredient of frankincense. Y. Yoma IV, 41ᵈ bot. (expl. חציים) חצי כל ס׳ וס׳ a fraction of each ingredient.—Pl. סַמְמָנִים, סַמְמָנִין, סַמָּנִ׳. Ib. 41ᵈ; Ker. 6ᵃ סַמְמָנֶיהָ, v. חָסַר. Ib. אחד מסַמְמָנֵי הקטרת one of the ingredients of the frankincense; a. fr.—Y. Sabb. XII, 13ᶜ bot. ליטע סִימְמָנִין to plant the spices for the frankincense. —2) pl. as above: paint, dye, colors; in gen. artist’s material. Gen. R. s. 1 צייר … שמצא ס׳ וכ׳ your god is a great artist, but he found good material which helped him. Num. R. s. 12; Ex. R. s. 35, a. e. אתה בסַמְמָנֶיךָ וכ׳ thou (paint it) with thy materials, but I appear in my glory myself; Yalk. Ex. 369 בסַמָּנֶיךָ; Pesik. Vayhi, p. 5ᵃ בסימנך (corr. acc.). B. Kam. 101ᵃ שבח ס׳ the value of the dye (additional to that of the wool); a. fr.—[Tosef. Kel. B. Mets. III, 13 סממנין, v. סִמְלוֹן.]