שהוא נפה

צוּף(b. h.; cmp. טוּף) ( to shine, 1) to come to the surface, float; to lie in a conspicuous place (on a stone, pillar). Sifré Deut. 205 (ref. to Deut. 21:1 בשדה) ולא צָף עלוכ׳ but not when found floating on the water; Sot.IX, 2. Y.Peah VI, 19c (if two bodies are found, one lying on top of the other, the ceremony of breaking a heifers neck is not performed) התחתון משום … משום צף not for the lower one, because it is hidden, nor for the upper one, because it lies in a conspicuous place; Sot.45a (referring to two sheaves lying one upon the other) והעליון מפני שהוא צף (Ar. עף) and the upper is not considered a forgotten sheaf, because Ib. צָפוּ עומדין לתוךוכ׳ (Ar. עפו) if sheaves floated into a neighbors field; ib. צפו אין מונחין לא only when they came to lie in a conspicuous place, and not when they rested on the ground? Ib. bot. מין במינו לא הוי צף one thing lying on another of the same kind is not considered as above the ground. Cant. R. to VII, 9 צף הכבשן the furnace (in the ground) came up to the surface (v. פְּלַטְיָא II). Ab. II, 6 גולגולת שצָפָהוכ׳, a skull floating on the water. Makhsh. IV, 5 הנתזין והצָפִין water that is squirted out of, and that which overflows the vessel; Sabb.12a והצפין Rashi, a. Ms. O. (ed. והנצפין, corr. acc.); a. fr. 2) to stick to the surface. Sot.48b; Y. ib. IX, 24b bot., v. נוֹפֶת; Tanḥ. Ekeb 1 fine flour שהיא צפה בנפה (not בפה) which sticks to the sieve; Yalk. Ps. 676 שהוא נפה בנפה (corr. acc.).V. צָף. Hif. הֵצִיף, הִצִּיף to bring to the surface, cause to float; to cause to overflow; to flood, inundate. Tanḥ. Bshall. 2 ה׳ הברזל caused the iron axe to float. Gen. R. s. 38 (ref. to Gen. 11:8) אין ויפץ אלא ויָצֶףה׳ עליהן הים וה׳וכ׳ vayafets means vayatsef, he made the sea flow over them, and caused thirty families to flow (issue) from them. Lev. R. s. 27, beg. שלא יַצִּיף העולם that it (the deep) may not inundate the world; Midr. Till. to Ps. 36; Yalk. Ps. 726. Nidd.II, 7 (expl. מימי אדמה) מבקעת בית כרם ומֵצִיף (עליה) מים earth from the valley of Beth Kerem, upon which you make water float; Y. ed. מֵיצֵף עליו מים (fr. צָפַף); expl. ib. 50b top מיצף מים צ׳׳ג מטלית one makes the water come to the surface through a rag spread and pressed over it. B. Mets.23b במציף when he poured the sealing wax over it (without making an impression; Ms. O. a. R. 1 במוצף Hof. when the wax was poured over it).

צוּף(b. h.; cmp. טוּף) ( to shine, 1) to come to the surface, float; to lie in a conspicuous place (on a stone, pillar). Sifré Deut. 205 (ref. to Deut. 21:1 בשדה) ולא צָף עלוכ׳ but not when found floating on the water; Sot.IX, 2. Y.Peah VI, 19c (if two bodies are found, one lying on top of the other, the ceremony of breaking a heifers neck is not performed) התחתון משום … משום צף not for the lower one, because it is hidden, nor for the upper one, because it lies in a conspicuous place; Sot.45a (referring to two sheaves lying one upon the other) והעליון מפני שהוא צף (Ar. עף) and the upper is not considered a forgotten sheaf, because Ib. צָפוּ עומדין לתוךוכ׳ (Ar. עפו) if sheaves floated into a neighbors field; ib. צפו אין מונחין לא only when they came to lie in a conspicuous place, and not when they rested on the ground? Ib. bot. מין במינו לא הוי צף one thing lying on another of the same kind is not considered as above the ground. Cant. R. to VII, 9 צף הכבשן the furnace (in the ground) came up to the surface (v. פְּלַטְיָא II). Ab. II, 6 גולגולת שצָפָהוכ׳, a skull floating on the water. Makhsh. IV, 5 הנתזין והצָפִין water that is squirted out of, and that which overflows the vessel; Sabb.12a והצפין Rashi, a. Ms. O. (ed. והנצפין, corr. acc.); a. fr. 2) to stick to the surface. Sot.48b; Y. ib. IX, 24b bot., v. נוֹפֶת; Tanḥ. Ekeb 1 fine flour שהיא צפה בנפה (not בפה) which sticks to the sieve; Yalk. Ps. 676 שהוא נפה בנפה (corr. acc.).V. צָף. Hif. הֵצִיף, הִצִּיף to bring to the surface, cause to float; to cause to overflow; to flood, inundate. Tanḥ. Bshall. 2 ה׳ הברזל caused the iron axe to float. Gen. R. s. 38 (ref. to Gen. 11:8) אין ויפץ אלא ויָצֶףה׳ עליהן הים וה׳וכ׳ vayafets means vayatsef, he made the sea flow over them, and caused thirty families to flow (issue) from them. Lev. R. s. 27, beg. שלא יַצִּיף העולם that it (the deep) may not inundate the world; Midr. Till. to Ps. 36; Yalk. Ps. 726. Nidd.II, 7 (expl. מימי אדמה) מבקעת בית כרם ומֵצִיף (עליה) מים earth from the valley of Beth Kerem, upon which you make water float; Y. ed. מֵיצֵף עליו מים (fr. צָפַף); expl. ib. 50b top מיצף מים צ׳׳ג מטלית one makes the water come to the surface through a rag spread and pressed over it. B. Mets.23b במציף when he poured the sealing wax over it (without making an impression; Ms. O. a. R. 1 במוצף Hof. when the wax was poured over it).

נוּף(b. h.) to move in the air, to soar. (Yalk. Ps. 676 שהוא נפה, read: שהיא צפה, v. צוּף. Hif. הֵנִיף 1) to swing, wave. Men.61b כהן מניח … ומֵנִיף the priest places his hand under those of the owner of the offering and waves. Ib. אין העכ״ום מְנִיפִין gentiles are not permitted to wave their offerings; אין הנשים מְנִיפוֹת women are not permitted Ib.a וכול יָנִיף ויחזור ויניף I might think that he must wave twice. Snh.VI, 1 מֵנִיף בסודרין gave the signal by waving a cloth; Succ.51b. Pesik. R. s. 41 (ref. to יפה נוף, Ps. 48:3) היפה שהיא עתידה להָנִיף אתוכ׳ the beautiful one (Israel) who is destined to swing (rule) the nations; Yalk. Ps. 755; Yalk. Ex. 417 שהיא מְנִיפָה לאו״ה (ref. to Is. 30:28); a. fr. 2) to fan. B. Mets.86a הָיִיפִי עלי, v. מְנִיפָא. Y.Yoma I, 38c ומניפין לרבוניהם and fan their masters. Pesik. R. l. c.; Yalk. Ps. l. c. והכל מניפין עליה and all fan her (are subservient to her); a. e. Pilp. נִפְנֵף to swing, fan. Y.Ber.I, 2d והיתה רוח … ומְנַפְנֶפֶת בו and the northern wind blew and set the harp swinging. Yalk. Ps. l. c. שיוצא ומְנַפְנֵף את דגניה (not רגליה) (the dew) which goes forth and makes her grain in the ear wave (bend with its weight); Pesik. R. l. c. ומְנַפֵּף את הדגנים. Ohol. VIII, 5 טלית המְנַפְנֶפֶת a sheet suspended as a banner (cmp. מַפָּה). Hithpol. הִתְנוֹפֵף 1) to be winnowed. Yeb.63a (addressing the ears in the field, in Chald. dict.) אֵי במנפה תִתְנוֹפְפִי Ar., eh! thou desirest to be winnowed with the fan; (oth. vers. in Ar.: כמנפה תתנופפי (not במנ׳) thou swingest thyself like a swing, v. infra); ed. v. next w. 2) to swing ones self; to soar; to be proud. Ab. Zar.24b הִתְנוֹפְפִיוכ׳ rise (O Ark) in the, v. הָדָר; Gen. R. s. 54. Yeb. l. c., v. supra.

נוּף(b. h.) to move in the air, to soar. (Yalk. Ps. 676 שהוא נפה, read: שהיא צפה, v. צוּף. Hif. הֵנִיף 1) to swing, wave. Men.61b כהן מניח … ומֵנִיף the priest places his hand under those of the owner of the offering and waves. Ib. אין העכ״ום מְנִיפִין gentiles are not permitted to wave their offerings; אין הנשים מְנִיפוֹת women are not permitted Ib.a וכול יָנִיף ויחזור ויניף I might think that he must wave twice. Snh.VI, 1 מֵנִיף בסודרין gave the signal by waving a cloth; Succ.51b. Pesik. R. s. 41 (ref. to יפה נוף, Ps. 48:3) היפה שהיא עתידה להָנִיף אתוכ׳ the beautiful one (Israel) who is destined to swing (rule) the nations; Yalk. Ps. 755; Yalk. Ex. 417 שהיא מְנִיפָה לאו״ה (ref. to Is. 30:28); a. fr. 2) to fan. B. Mets.86a הָיִיפִי עלי, v. מְנִיפָא. Y.Yoma I, 38c ומניפין לרבוניהם and fan their masters. Pesik. R. l. c.; Yalk. Ps. l. c. והכל מניפין עליה and all fan her (are subservient to her); a. e. Pilp. נִפְנֵף to swing, fan. Y.Ber.I, 2d והיתה רוח … ומְנַפְנֶפֶת בו and the northern wind blew and set the harp swinging. Yalk. Ps. l. c. שיוצא ומְנַפְנֵף את דגניה (not רגליה) (the dew) which goes forth and makes her grain in the ear wave (bend with its weight); Pesik. R. l. c. ומְנַפֵּף את הדגנים. Ohol. VIII, 5 טלית המְנַפְנֶפֶת a sheet suspended as a banner (cmp. מַפָּה). Hithpol. הִתְנוֹפֵף 1) to be winnowed. Yeb.63a (addressing the ears in the field, in Chald. dict.) אֵי במנפה תִתְנוֹפְפִי Ar., eh! thou desirest to be winnowed with the fan; (oth. vers. in Ar.: כמנפה תתנופפי (not במנ׳) thou swingest thyself like a swing, v. infra); ed. v. next w. 2) to swing ones self; to soar; to be proud. Ab. Zar.24b הִתְנוֹפְפִיוכ׳ rise (O Ark) in the, v. הָדָר; Gen. R. s. 54. Yeb. l. c., v. supra.