ים המלח

עִיר הַמֶּלַח
Ир­Мелах.

כַּףc. (b. h.; כָּפַף) (something arched, hollow, 1) palm of the hand, hand.Du. כַּפַּיִם. Y.Ber.I, 3c bot., v. חָטַף. Naz.46b, v. כָּנָף; a. fr.נשא כ׳ to raise the hands, to pronounce the priestly benediction. Ber.V, 4 לא ישא את כַּפָּיו must not pronounce ; a. fr. 2) sole of the foot. Du. as ab. Ḥull.70b מהלכי כ׳ animals walking on soles (haying no split hoofs, Lev. 11:27).Trnsf. glove; sole of the shoe. Kel. XXVI, 3 כף לוקטי(ם) קוצים (R. S. כפלוקטי) the thorn-pickers glove. Tosef. ib. B. Bath. IV, 5 רוב כף אחת, the larger portion of one sole; כל כף אחת the whole of 3) the crest (fleshy elevation) over the genitals. Tosef.Nidd.VI, 4, sq. עד שתפשט את הכף (Var. משתתפשט) when the crest (of the girl) begins to flatten; Y.Yeb.I, 2d bot. עד שתתפשט הכף; Y.Snh.VIII, beg.26a משתתפשט הכ׳ (of a male); Nidd.47a, sq. נתמעך הכ׳ the crest grows lower. Ib. 52b אחת על הכ׳ one hair on the crest; a. e. 4) pan, censer. Tam.V, 4 (containing the בָּזָךְ). Ib. VII, 2 כף וכסויה the censer and its lid; a. fr.Pl. כַּפּוֹת. Num. R. s. 14; a. e. 5) spoon, masons trowel Kel. XIII, 2; 4; a. fr. Sabb.VIII, 5 כ׳ סיד, expl. ib. 80b כ׳ של סיידין the plasterers trowel.Pl. כַּפִּים, כַּפִּין. Midd. III, 4 כפין של ברזל Ar. (ed. כפיס, Var. כפים) iron trowels. 6) (with, or without מאזנים) scale of the balance. Ab. II, 8. Pesik. Aḥăré, p. 167a> כ׳ עוונותוכ׳ the scale of sins on the one side, and that of merits on the other; והקב״ה מטה לכ׳ זכות and the Lord bends (the balance) towards the scale of merits. Ab. I, 6, v. זְכוּת; a. fr.Du. כַּפַּיִים, כַּפַּיִין. Tosef.Kel.B. Mets. II, 5 (ed. Zuck. כיפין, read: כפיין).7) shore, banks (v. כֵּיפָא). Num. R. s. 13, v. חָף.Pl. כַּפִּים, constr. כַּפֵּי. Lam. R. introd. (R. Ḥăn. 3) (transl. גיא המלח, 2 Chr. 25:11) כ׳ המלח the salt shores.

כַּףc. (b. h.; כָּפַף) (something arched, hollow, 1) palm of the hand, hand.Du. כַּפַּיִם. Y.Ber.I, 3c bot., v. חָטַף. Naz.46b, v. כָּנָף; a. fr.נשא כ׳ to raise the hands, to pronounce the priestly benediction. Ber.V, 4 לא ישא את כַּפָּיו must not pronounce ; a. fr. 2) sole of the foot. Du. as ab. Ḥull.70b מהלכי כ׳ animals walking on soles (haying no split hoofs, Lev. 11:27).Trnsf. glove; sole of the shoe. Kel. XXVI, 3 כף לוקטי(ם) קוצים (R. S. כפלוקטי) the thorn-pickers glove. Tosef. ib. B. Bath. IV, 5 רוב כף אחת, the larger portion of one sole; כל כף אחת the whole of 3) the crest (fleshy elevation) over the genitals. Tosef.Nidd.VI, 4, sq. עד שתפשט את הכף (Var. משתתפשט) when the crest (of the girl) begins to flatten; Y.Yeb.I, 2d bot. עד שתתפשט הכף; Y.Snh.VIII, beg.26a משתתפשט הכ׳ (of a male); Nidd.47a, sq. נתמעך הכ׳ the crest grows lower. Ib. 52b אחת על הכ׳ one hair on the crest; a. e. 4) pan, censer. Tam.V, 4 (containing the בָּזָךְ). Ib. VII, 2 כף וכסויה the censer and its lid; a. fr.Pl. כַּפּוֹת. Num. R. s. 14; a. e. 5) spoon, masons trowel Kel. XIII, 2; 4; a. fr. Sabb.VIII, 5 כ׳ סיד, expl. ib. 80b כ׳ של סיידין the plasterers trowel.Pl. כַּפִּים, כַּפִּין. Midd. III, 4 כפין של ברזל Ar. (ed. כפיס, Var. כפים) iron trowels. 6) (with, or without מאזנים) scale of the balance. Ab. II, 8. Pesik. Aḥăré, p. 167a> כ׳ עוונותוכ׳ the scale of sins on the one side, and that of merits on the other; והקב״ה מטה לכ׳ זכות and the Lord bends (the balance) towards the scale of merits. Ab. I, 6, v. זְכוּת; a. fr.Du. כַּפַּיִים, כַּפַּיִין. Tosef.Kel.B. Mets. II, 5 (ed. Zuck. כיפין, read: כפיין).7) shore, banks (v. כֵּיפָא). Num. R. s. 13, v. חָף.Pl. כַּפִּים, constr. כַּפֵּי. Lam. R. introd. (R. Ḥăn. 3) (transl. גיא המלח, 2 Chr. 25:11) כ׳ המלח the salt shores.

יָםm. (b. h.) sea, lake, reservoir. Ber.54b יורדי הים seafarers (on landing). B. Bath.74b יַמָּהּ של טבריא the Lake of Tiberias; ים הגדול the Mediterranean Ocean. Gitt.8a ים אוקיינוס; (Tosef.Ter.II, 14; a. e. only אוק׳).Bekh.13b, a. fr. ים המלח the Dead Sea; a. fr.Pl. יַמִּים, B. Bath. l. c.; a. fr.Esp. a) the cosmetic paint bottle. Cant. R. to I, 3, v. זַכְרוּת.b) יַם נפה the receiver of flour at sifting or in the mill. Kel. XV, 3; (Tosef. ib. B. Mets. V, 5 only נפה). Zab. IV, 2 (only הים).c) the receptacle in the wine or oil press, tank. B. Bath.IV, 5.d) the water reservoir in the Solomonic Temple. Zeb.62b; Yoma 58b; a. e.Fem. form: יַמָּה. Y.Shek.V, 48d לְיַמָּתִי (I offer a sacrifice) for my yammah, סברין מימר שופעת כים they thought she meant that she had a hemorrhage (flowing like a sea), אמר לון בימה סכנת said he to us, she was in danger on sea; Men.64b, v. זִיבָה).

יָםm. (b. h.) sea, lake, reservoir. Ber.54b יורדי הים seafarers (on landing). B. Bath.74b יַמָּהּ של טבריא the Lake of Tiberias; ים הגדול the Mediterranean Ocean. Gitt.8a ים אוקיינוס; (Tosef.Ter.II, 14; a. e. only אוק׳).Bekh.13b, a. fr. ים המלח the Dead Sea; a. fr.Pl. יַמִּים, B. Bath. l. c.; a. fr.Esp. a) the cosmetic paint bottle. Cant. R. to I, 3, v. זַכְרוּת.b) יַם נפה the receiver of flour at sifting or in the mill. Kel. XV, 3; (Tosef. ib. B. Mets. V, 5 only נפה). Zab. IV, 2 (only הים).c) the receptacle in the wine or oil press, tank. B. Bath.IV, 5.d) the water reservoir in the Solomonic Temple. Zeb.62b; Yoma 58b; a. e.Fem. form: יַמָּה. Y.Shek.V, 48d לְיַמָּתִי (I offer a sacrifice) for my yammah, סברין מימר שופעת כים they thought she meant that she had a hemorrhage (flowing like a sea), אמר לון בימה סכנת said he to us, she was in danger on sea; Men.64b, v. זִיבָה).

כפי, כָּפָא, כָּפָה(b. h.; v. כָּפַף) 1) to bend over, invert, turn upside down. Tam.V, 5 היה כּוֹפֶה עליהןוכ׳ he inverts a large vessel and puts it over them (the coals). Ib. כּוֹפִין אותהוכ׳ they invert it over Pesik. Ekhah, p. 123a> כ׳ סיח את המנורה the ass (of gold, given as a bribe to the judge) has upset the lamp (offered on the other side; whence a proverbial expression for litigants outbidding each other in bribery); Y.Yoma I, 38c bot; Lev. R. s. 21; Pesik. Aḥăré, p. 177a>.Esp. כ׳ את המיטה to upset the couch, to place the mattresses on or near the floor, as a sign of mourning, opp. to זָקַף. M. Kat. 15b top (euphemistic version, read with Ms. M.:) דמות … בכם ובעונותיכם … כְּפוּ מיטותיכןוכ׳ I (the Lord) had placed my image among you, and for your sins I upeet it (decreed death), upset now your beds; Y.Ber.III, 6a top; Y.M. Kat. III, 83a top כְּפֵה מיטתך. Ib. כבר כְּפִינוּם we have already lowered them (the couches); Y.Ber.III, 5d bot. כפיטם (corr. acc.). Keth.4b כּוֹפֶה מיטתו he lowers his couch (when his wife is in mourning); כּוֹפָה מיטתה she lowers (when her husband is in mourning); a. fr.Part. pass. כָּפוּי, f. כְּפוּיָה, pl. כְּפוּיִים, כְּפוּיוֹת. Tosef.Ohol.XII, 2 סאח ב׳ על פיה a dry measure turned upside down. Lam. R. introd. (R. Ḥăn. 3) (play on כפי המלח, v. כַּף) כְּפוּיֵי מלחמה those upset by war. Y.Ber.III, 6a top מטה כ׳ a lowered couch; a. fr.Esp. כְּפוּי טובה one on whom kindness is upset, ungrateful, unappreciative. Ab. Zar.5a כפויי טובה בניוכ׳ you ungrateful ones, sons of ungrateful ones. Lev. R. s. 4; a. fr. 2) to press, force. Keth. V, 5 כּוֹפָהּ לעשותוכ׳ he may compel her to work in wool. Yeb.106a, a. fr. כּוֹפִין אותז עדוכ׳ the court uses means of coercion, until he says ‘I will, opp. to בעל כרחו. Sot.46b כ׳ ללויה we force a host to escort (protect) his guest on parting. B. Bath.12b כגון זו כ׳ על מדת סדום in such a case we apply force on the ground of the law of equity (v. סְדוֹם). Y.Peah I, 15d; Y.Kidd.I, 61c top וכוֹפִין do we compel (a son to support his father)? Ib. כופין את הבן we do compel R. Hash. 28a כְּפָאוֹ ואכלוכ׳ if somebody forced him, and he ate Matsah (on the first Passover night). Ib. כ׳ שד a demon possessed him. Ib. כְּפָאוּהוּ פרסיים Persians (gentiles) forced him; a. fr.Snh.70b כפאתו, v. כָּפַת.v. כּוּף I a. כָּפַף. Nif. נִכְפָּח 1) to be inverted, upset; to be forced. Y. M. Kat l. c. וֹיִכָּפֶה הסרסור let the agent (of sin, the evil inclination) be overpowered (by mourning ceremonies); Y. Ber. l. c. ויכ׳ כפה (corr. acc.). Ib. 5d bot; Y. M. Kat. l. c. אינה נִכְפַּית need not be upturned, v. דַּרְגֵּש; a. fr. 2) to be overtaken by a demon, esp. to be epileptic. Lev. R. s. 26 ישראל … שנִכְפּוּ an Israelite and a priest that were afflicted Pes.112b אותו תינוק נִכְפֶּה that child will become epileptic. Ib. בנים נִכְפֵּין epileptic children; Keth.60b (Chald. form) בני נִכְפֵּי Tosef.B. Bath.IV, 5 נִכְפֵּית היא she is subject to epileptic attacks; B. Mets.80a. Yeb.64b משפחת נִכְפִּין a family subject to epilepsy.