פירוש על ברכות 39:7

On the beauty of R. Johanan, see fol. 5 b, p. 24.

The malignant power which bewitches and harms its victims. It is often used, as here, to denote sexual passion. The belief in the Evil Eye was widespread in the Orient; cf. J. E. v. p. 280; Lane, pp. 256 f.