פָּחַח, to have holes in one’s garments; to be clad in rags, be exposed. Part. פּוֹחֵחַ. Meg. IV, 6 (24ᵃ); Tosef. ib. IV (III), 27 פ׳ פורס וכ׳ one whose limbs are exposed may recite the Sh’mʿa (v. פָּרַס) &c. Meg. 24ᵇ קטן פ׳ a minor who is poorly dressed. Treat. Sof’rim XIV, 15 פ׳ הנראים כרעיו וכ׳ a poḥeaḥ is he whose knees are exposed, whose garments are torn, or whose head is uncovered.