מַזִּיק m. (נָזַק) one who does damage, destroys, wastes. Yoma 80ᵇ, sq. כי יאכל פרט למ׳ ‘if he eats’ (Lev. XXII, 14) which excludes him who wastes (by eating excessively).—In gen. (ה) מ׳ the offender that occasioned damage, opp. ניזק the injured claimant. B. Kam. I, 2; a. fr.—Pl. מַזִּיקִים, מַזִּיקִיו. Ib. III, 11, v. נָזַק.—Gen. R. s. 54 מַוִּיקֵי ביתו the annoyances of one’s house (flies &c.).—Esp. demons. Ber. 3ᵃ, sq. מפני המ׳ on account of the demons (dwelling in ruins). Num. R. s. 12, beg.; a. fr.

מַזִּיק, מַזִּיקָא ch. same , esp. demon. Targ. Cant. VIII, 3.—Kidd. 29ᵇ הוה ההוא מ׳ … דאביי there was a demon dwelling in Abbayi’s school house.—Pl. מַזִּיקַיָּא, מַזִּיקִין, מַזִּיקֵי. Targ. Job V, 7. Targ. Ps. LXXXIX, 33 (ed. Lag. מוז׳); a. e.—Ḥull. 105ᵇ משום דשכיחי מ׳ because demons frequent there; a. e.

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