תַּשְׁמִישׁ m. (שָׁמַשׁ) 1) handling, use; (sub. כלי) utensil. Sabb. 8ᵃ ת׳ ע"י הדחק לא שמיה ת׳ use by force (with inconvenience) is not considered use (such as makes the place so utilized public ground for Sabbath purposes). Num. R. s. 18⁸ (ref. to Num. XVI, 6) הרי לכם ת׳ החביב וכ׳ here is that service for you which is the choicest of all, the offering of frankincense &c.; Tanḥ. Kor. 5. Ib. בשביל תִּשְׁמִישׁוֹ של עולם for the service (benefit) of the world. Meg. 26ᵇ ת׳ קדושה הוא ואסיר it is an object used at a sacred function, and is therefore forbidden for profane use; ib. ת׳ דת׳ הוא it is an object subservient to an object which is used at a sacred function (e. g. a thing on which a sacred implement is laid); a. fr.—Pl. תַּשְׁמִישִׁים, תַּשְׁמִישִׁין. Ib. תַּשְׁמִישֵׁי מצוה נזרקין things used for a religious ceremony may be thrown away (after having served their purpose); תשמישי קדושה נגנזין implements for sacred things must be stored away (v. גָּנַז); ואלו הן ת׳ מצוה סוכה וכ׳ these are implements for a religious ceremony: the Succah, the Lulab &c.; ואלו הן ת׳ קדושה וכ׳ and these are sacred implements: boxes for sacred scrolls &c.; a. fr. —2) (with or without המטה) marital connection; in gen. copulation. Yoma VIII, 1. Keth. 65ᵇ. Bekh. 8ᵃ כל שתַּשְׁמִישׁוֹ ביום all animals which copulate in day time; a. v. fr.