מתפח

טָפַחI (b. h.; cmp. טפף I) ( to join closely, whence טֶפַח (cmp. קוֹמֶץ) joined fingers, hand-breadth, to come in close contact; (cmp. נָקַש) to strike, knock. B. Kam.32b נתזה בקעת וטָפְחָה לו על פניו Ms. M. a chip flew off and struck him in the face. Ib. נתזו … וטָפְחוּ לווכ׳ Ms. M. sparks flew off and hit him ; a. fr.Esp. (denom. of טֶפַח) טָפַח, a. Pi. טִיפֵּחַ 1) to strike with the flat hand, to slap. Gen. R. s. 22, end התחילאדה״ר מְטַפֵּחַ על פניו Adam slapped his own face; Lev. R. s. 10 טוֹפֵחַ. Kidd.31a טָפְחָה לו על ראשו slapped him on his head. Gen. R. s. 45 טְפָחַתָּהּוכ׳ (Yalk. ib. 79 קפחתה) she slapped her face with her shoe. Y.Kil.VIII, 31c top טי׳ כנגדוכ׳ (Kidd.24b הכהו) if he struck him over his eye and blinded him. Ab. Zar. IV, 10 היה מְטַפֵּחַ עלוכ׳ (Bab. ed. 60b מַטְפִּיחַ, Y. ed. מתפח) he slapped upon the fermenting barrel (to check fermentation). Toh. III, 8 שדרך התינוק לטַפֵּחַ a child likes to slap (dough, to dabble); a. e. 2) to clap hands to a certain tune in rejoicing or mourning, v. טִיפּוּחַ Bets.V, 2 לא מְטַפְּחִיןוכ׳ we must not clap hands, or strike upon the knees, or stamp on the Holy Day. M. Kat. III, 8 מענות אבל לא מְטַפְּחוֹת may sing the dirge but must not clap. Ib. 9. Num. R. s. 4 … שהיה מקיש וטוֹפַחַ he knocked his hands against each other and clapped; ib. וטפח. Cant. R. to II, 14 מְטַפַּחַת באגפיה clapped her wings. 3) to collect the contents of a broken vessel by palming, to wipe with the palm. Ter. XI, 7. Sabb.143b ולא יְטַפֵּחַ בשמן must not use the palm for collecting oil in the broken vessel. Hif. הִטְפִּיחַ same. Ab. Zar.60b, v. supra.

טָפַחI (b. h.; cmp. טפף I) ( to join closely, whence טֶפַח (cmp. קוֹמֶץ) joined fingers, hand-breadth, to come in close contact; (cmp. נָקַש) to strike, knock. B. Kam.32b נתזה בקעת וטָפְחָה לו על פניו Ms. M. a chip flew off and struck him in the face. Ib. נתזו … וטָפְחוּ לווכ׳ Ms. M. sparks flew off and hit him ; a. fr.Esp. (denom. of טֶפַח) טָפַח, a. Pi. טִיפֵּחַ 1) to strike with the flat hand, to slap. Gen. R. s. 22, end התחילאדה״ר מְטַפֵּחַ על פניו Adam slapped his own face; Lev. R. s. 10 טוֹפֵחַ. Kidd.31a טָפְחָה לו על ראשו slapped him on his head. Gen. R. s. 45 טְפָחַתָּהּוכ׳ (Yalk. ib. 79 קפחתה) she slapped her face with her shoe. Y.Kil.VIII, 31c top טי׳ כנגדוכ׳ (Kidd.24b הכהו) if he struck him over his eye and blinded him. Ab. Zar. IV, 10 היה מְטַפֵּחַ עלוכ׳ (Bab. ed. 60b מַטְפִּיחַ, Y. ed. מתפח) he slapped upon the fermenting barrel (to check fermentation). Toh. III, 8 שדרך התינוק לטַפֵּחַ a child likes to slap (dough, to dabble); a. e. 2) to clap hands to a certain tune in rejoicing or mourning, v. טִיפּוּחַ Bets.V, 2 לא מְטַפְּחִיןוכ׳ we must not clap hands, or strike upon the knees, or stamp on the Holy Day. M. Kat. III, 8 מענות אבל לא מְטַפְּחוֹת may sing the dirge but must not clap. Ib. 9. Num. R. s. 4 … שהיה מקיש וטוֹפַחַ he knocked his hands against each other and clapped; ib. וטפח. Cant. R. to II, 14 מְטַפַּחַת באגפיה clapped her wings. 3) to collect the contents of a broken vessel by palming, to wipe with the palm. Ter. XI, 7. Sabb.143b ולא יְטַפֵּחַ בשמן must not use the palm for collecting oil in the broken vessel. Hif. הִטְפִּיחַ same. Ab. Zar.60b, v. supra.