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21 כדורית
כַּדּוֹרִית, כַּדּוֹרֶתf. same. Tanḥ. Bmidb. 2 סלע כמין כוורת או כ׳ (the well moving with the Israelites in the desert was) a rock in the shape of a bee-hive or a globe (v. Tanḥ. ed. Bub. ib. note 2 1).Pl. כַּדּוֹרִיּוֹת. Pesik. Bshall., p. 87a> (description of Roman tortures) שהיו נותנים כ׳ של אשוכ׳ they put glowing iron balls under their armpits; Cant. R. to II, 7; Midr. Till. to Ps. 16; Yalk. Ps. 667 בדודיות (corr. acc.). -
22 כדורת
כַּדּוֹרִית, כַּדּוֹרֶתf. same. Tanḥ. Bmidb. 2 סלע כמין כוורת או כ׳ (the well moving with the Israelites in the desert was) a rock in the shape of a bee-hive or a globe (v. Tanḥ. ed. Bub. ib. note 2 1).Pl. כַּדּוֹרִיּוֹת. Pesik. Bshall., p. 87a> (description of Roman tortures) שהיו נותנים כ׳ של אשוכ׳ they put glowing iron balls under their armpits; Cant. R. to II, 7; Midr. Till. to Ps. 16; Yalk. Ps. 667 בדודיות (corr. acc.). -
23 כַּדּוֹרִית
כַּדּוֹרִית, כַּדּוֹרֶתf. same. Tanḥ. Bmidb. 2 סלע כמין כוורת או כ׳ (the well moving with the Israelites in the desert was) a rock in the shape of a bee-hive or a globe (v. Tanḥ. ed. Bub. ib. note 2 1).Pl. כַּדּוֹרִיּוֹת. Pesik. Bshall., p. 87a> (description of Roman tortures) שהיו נותנים כ׳ של אשוכ׳ they put glowing iron balls under their armpits; Cant. R. to II, 7; Midr. Till. to Ps. 16; Yalk. Ps. 667 בדודיות (corr. acc.). -
24 כַּדּוֹרֶת
כַּדּוֹרִית, כַּדּוֹרֶתf. same. Tanḥ. Bmidb. 2 סלע כמין כוורת או כ׳ (the well moving with the Israelites in the desert was) a rock in the shape of a bee-hive or a globe (v. Tanḥ. ed. Bub. ib. note 2 1).Pl. כַּדּוֹרִיּוֹת. Pesik. Bshall., p. 87a> (description of Roman tortures) שהיו נותנים כ׳ של אשוכ׳ they put glowing iron balls under their armpits; Cant. R. to II, 7; Midr. Till. to Ps. 16; Yalk. Ps. 667 בדודיות (corr. acc.). -
25 כוכב
כּוֹכָב, כּוֹכְבָא, כֹּכ׳ch. sam(כוכב, ככב star, planet). Targ. Am. 5:26.Y.Maas. Sh. IV, 55b bot.; a. fr.Esp. the planet Mercury. Sabb.156a האי מאן דבכ׳ he who was born under Mercury.כ׳ נוגה, כ׳ נוגהא Venus. Targ. II Esth. 2:7 (v. אִיסְתִּירָא); Yalk. Esth. 1053 (hebr.), v. אִסְתְּהַר.Sabb. l. c.; a. e.כ׳ רשביט comet. Ber.58b.Pl. כּוֹכְבַיָּא, כּוֹכְבֵי, כֹּכְ׳. Targ. Gen. 1:16; a. fr.Snh.39a מצינא למימני כ׳ I can count the stars. Ib. מני לי כ׳ the number of the stars is known to me. Ab. Zar.29a דתלי לה בי כ׳ which he suspended under the stars (in open air over night); a. fr.B. Mets.86a כֹּכְבִין דנרדא Ar. balls of nardus, ed. כִּכְּרִין. -
26 כוכבא
כּוֹכָב, כּוֹכְבָא, כֹּכ׳ch. sam(כוכב, ככב star, planet). Targ. Am. 5:26.Y.Maas. Sh. IV, 55b bot.; a. fr.Esp. the planet Mercury. Sabb.156a האי מאן דבכ׳ he who was born under Mercury.כ׳ נוגה, כ׳ נוגהא Venus. Targ. II Esth. 2:7 (v. אִיסְתִּירָא); Yalk. Esth. 1053 (hebr.), v. אִסְתְּהַר.Sabb. l. c.; a. e.כ׳ רשביט comet. Ber.58b.Pl. כּוֹכְבַיָּא, כּוֹכְבֵי, כֹּכְ׳. Targ. Gen. 1:16; a. fr.Snh.39a מצינא למימני כ׳ I can count the stars. Ib. מני לי כ׳ the number of the stars is known to me. Ab. Zar.29a דתלי לה בי כ׳ which he suspended under the stars (in open air over night); a. fr.B. Mets.86a כֹּכְבִין דנרדא Ar. balls of nardus, ed. כִּכְּרִין. -
27 כּוֹכָב
כּוֹכָב, כּוֹכְבָא, כֹּכ׳ch. sam(כוכב, ככב star, planet). Targ. Am. 5:26.Y.Maas. Sh. IV, 55b bot.; a. fr.Esp. the planet Mercury. Sabb.156a האי מאן דבכ׳ he who was born under Mercury.כ׳ נוגה, כ׳ נוגהא Venus. Targ. II Esth. 2:7 (v. אִיסְתִּירָא); Yalk. Esth. 1053 (hebr.), v. אִסְתְּהַר.Sabb. l. c.; a. e.כ׳ רשביט comet. Ber.58b.Pl. כּוֹכְבַיָּא, כּוֹכְבֵי, כֹּכְ׳. Targ. Gen. 1:16; a. fr.Snh.39a מצינא למימני כ׳ I can count the stars. Ib. מני לי כ׳ the number of the stars is known to me. Ab. Zar.29a דתלי לה בי כ׳ which he suspended under the stars (in open air over night); a. fr.B. Mets.86a כֹּכְבִין דנרדא Ar. balls of nardus, ed. כִּכְּרִין. -
28 כּוֹכְבָא
כּוֹכָב, כּוֹכְבָא, כֹּכ׳ch. sam(כוכב, ככב star, planet). Targ. Am. 5:26.Y.Maas. Sh. IV, 55b bot.; a. fr.Esp. the planet Mercury. Sabb.156a האי מאן דבכ׳ he who was born under Mercury.כ׳ נוגה, כ׳ נוגהא Venus. Targ. II Esth. 2:7 (v. אִיסְתִּירָא); Yalk. Esth. 1053 (hebr.), v. אִסְתְּהַר.Sabb. l. c.; a. e.כ׳ רשביט comet. Ber.58b.Pl. כּוֹכְבַיָּא, כּוֹכְבֵי, כֹּכְ׳. Targ. Gen. 1:16; a. fr.Snh.39a מצינא למימני כ׳ I can count the stars. Ib. מני לי כ׳ the number of the stars is known to me. Ab. Zar.29a דתלי לה בי כ׳ which he suspended under the stars (in open air over night); a. fr.B. Mets.86a כֹּכְבִין דנרדא Ar. balls of nardus, ed. כִּכְּרִין. -
29 כֹּכ׳
כּוֹכָב, כּוֹכְבָא, כֹּכ׳ch. sam(כוכב, ככב star, planet). Targ. Am. 5:26.Y.Maas. Sh. IV, 55b bot.; a. fr.Esp. the planet Mercury. Sabb.156a האי מאן דבכ׳ he who was born under Mercury.כ׳ נוגה, כ׳ נוגהא Venus. Targ. II Esth. 2:7 (v. אִיסְתִּירָא); Yalk. Esth. 1053 (hebr.), v. אִסְתְּהַר.Sabb. l. c.; a. e.כ׳ רשביט comet. Ber.58b.Pl. כּוֹכְבַיָּא, כּוֹכְבֵי, כֹּכְ׳. Targ. Gen. 1:16; a. fr.Snh.39a מצינא למימני כ׳ I can count the stars. Ib. מני לי כ׳ the number of the stars is known to me. Ab. Zar.29a דתלי לה בי כ׳ which he suspended under the stars (in open air over night); a. fr.B. Mets.86a כֹּכְבִין דנרדא Ar. balls of nardus, ed. כִּכְּרִין. -
30 כיף
כֵּיף, כֵּיפָאI ch. sam( 1) ( ball, rock.Pl. כֵּיפִים, constr. כֵּיפֵי, כֵּפֵי. Y.Shek.VI, 50a; Gen. R. s. 23, v. בַּרְבַּרְיָא. arch, tuft, umbel), rock, stone, ball. Targ. Is. 32:2. Targ. Prov. 17:8; a. fr.Y.Shek.V, 48d היי דין כ׳ מקוררוכ׳ which rock (when bored) will give forth water, and which., v. שְׁרַבְרוּבֵי.Pl. כֵּיפִין, כֵּיפַיָּא, כֵּיפֵי. Targ. Y. I Deut. 32:13. Targ. 1 Kings 19:11. Targ. Ps. 104:18; a. fr. כיפי טבתא pearls, jewels. Targ. Prov. 3:15; a. e.M. Kat. 25b כ׳ דנורא (Ms. M. טיפי) fire-balls; כ׳ דברדא hail-stones. Y.Ab. Zar. IV, 43d דאת … אילין כ׳ thou must remove these stones. Keth.112a bot. מנשק כ׳ דעכו kissed the rocks (Rashi: corals) of the shore of Ptolemais (as sacred ground); Y.Shebi.IV, end, 35c לכֵיפָתָא. Ib. מתקל כֵּיפֵי weighed the stones (to demonstrate his appreciation of the sacred ground); a. fr.Esp. כֵּיפֵי (v. supra) precious stones, jewelry (prob. amber, v. כֵּיפָה). Erub.96b; Keth.81b כ׳ תלא לה has he jewelry suspended on it (his opinion)?, i. e. must his opinion absolutely be accepted?B. Bath.52a B. Mets.35a אפקיד כ׳וכ׳ gave jewelry in trust Ib. הב לי כֵּיפַי (Ms. M. כֵּיפַאי) give me my jewelry back; a. e. 3) also כַּפָּא (cmp. גֵּיף, כַּף) shore, border. Targ. Jud. 7:12. Targ. Is. 19:7 ככֵיפֵיה (ed. Lag. ככפיה; ed. Wil. בכיפי, corr. acc.) like its shore.Pes.4a, v. אֲסִיסְנָא. Ned.40a bot. נהרא מכֵּיפֵיהוכ׳ the Euphrates grows from (the waters coming down) its shores (not from rain); Sabb.65b; Bekh.55b. Koh. R. to XI, 1 הוה מיטמר בכיף ימא (some ed. בכֵף) was hiding himself at the sea-shore; a. e.Pl. as ab. Targ. Is. 8:7 כֵּיפוֹהִי; Targ. Josh. 3:15 (some ed. כַּפּוֹהִי).Sabb.65b מכֵּיפֵי some ed. (v. supra).M. Kat. l. c. נשוק כ׳ … אהדדי the shores of … touched each other (the waters rising to the level of the shores; Rashi: the arches of the ruined bridges, v. infra). 4) arch, vault, v. כִּיפְתָא. 5) cap, v. כִּיפָּה. 6) bundle, sheaf, v. כַּפָּא. כיפא, Tosef.Mikv.IV, 5, v. כִּיפָּה, end. -
31 כיפא I
כֵּיף, כֵּיפָאI ch. sam( 1) ( ball, rock.Pl. כֵּיפִים, constr. כֵּיפֵי, כֵּפֵי. Y.Shek.VI, 50a; Gen. R. s. 23, v. בַּרְבַּרְיָא. arch, tuft, umbel), rock, stone, ball. Targ. Is. 32:2. Targ. Prov. 17:8; a. fr.Y.Shek.V, 48d היי דין כ׳ מקוררוכ׳ which rock (when bored) will give forth water, and which., v. שְׁרַבְרוּבֵי.Pl. כֵּיפִין, כֵּיפַיָּא, כֵּיפֵי. Targ. Y. I Deut. 32:13. Targ. 1 Kings 19:11. Targ. Ps. 104:18; a. fr. כיפי טבתא pearls, jewels. Targ. Prov. 3:15; a. e.M. Kat. 25b כ׳ דנורא (Ms. M. טיפי) fire-balls; כ׳ דברדא hail-stones. Y.Ab. Zar. IV, 43d דאת … אילין כ׳ thou must remove these stones. Keth.112a bot. מנשק כ׳ דעכו kissed the rocks (Rashi: corals) of the shore of Ptolemais (as sacred ground); Y.Shebi.IV, end, 35c לכֵיפָתָא. Ib. מתקל כֵּיפֵי weighed the stones (to demonstrate his appreciation of the sacred ground); a. fr.Esp. כֵּיפֵי (v. supra) precious stones, jewelry (prob. amber, v. כֵּיפָה). Erub.96b; Keth.81b כ׳ תלא לה has he jewelry suspended on it (his opinion)?, i. e. must his opinion absolutely be accepted?B. Bath.52a B. Mets.35a אפקיד כ׳וכ׳ gave jewelry in trust Ib. הב לי כֵּיפַי (Ms. M. כֵּיפַאי) give me my jewelry back; a. e. 3) also כַּפָּא (cmp. גֵּיף, כַּף) shore, border. Targ. Jud. 7:12. Targ. Is. 19:7 ככֵיפֵיה (ed. Lag. ככפיה; ed. Wil. בכיפי, corr. acc.) like its shore.Pes.4a, v. אֲסִיסְנָא. Ned.40a bot. נהרא מכֵּיפֵיהוכ׳ the Euphrates grows from (the waters coming down) its shores (not from rain); Sabb.65b; Bekh.55b. Koh. R. to XI, 1 הוה מיטמר בכיף ימא (some ed. בכֵף) was hiding himself at the sea-shore; a. e.Pl. as ab. Targ. Is. 8:7 כֵּיפוֹהִי; Targ. Josh. 3:15 (some ed. כַּפּוֹהִי).Sabb.65b מכֵּיפֵי some ed. (v. supra).M. Kat. l. c. נשוק כ׳ … אהדדי the shores of … touched each other (the waters rising to the level of the shores; Rashi: the arches of the ruined bridges, v. infra). 4) arch, vault, v. כִּיפְתָא. 5) cap, v. כִּיפָּה. 6) bundle, sheaf, v. כַּפָּא. כיפא, Tosef.Mikv.IV, 5, v. כִּיפָּה, end. -
32 כֵּיף
כֵּיף, כֵּיפָאI ch. sam( 1) ( ball, rock.Pl. כֵּיפִים, constr. כֵּיפֵי, כֵּפֵי. Y.Shek.VI, 50a; Gen. R. s. 23, v. בַּרְבַּרְיָא. arch, tuft, umbel), rock, stone, ball. Targ. Is. 32:2. Targ. Prov. 17:8; a. fr.Y.Shek.V, 48d היי דין כ׳ מקוררוכ׳ which rock (when bored) will give forth water, and which., v. שְׁרַבְרוּבֵי.Pl. כֵּיפִין, כֵּיפַיָּא, כֵּיפֵי. Targ. Y. I Deut. 32:13. Targ. 1 Kings 19:11. Targ. Ps. 104:18; a. fr. כיפי טבתא pearls, jewels. Targ. Prov. 3:15; a. e.M. Kat. 25b כ׳ דנורא (Ms. M. טיפי) fire-balls; כ׳ דברדא hail-stones. Y.Ab. Zar. IV, 43d דאת … אילין כ׳ thou must remove these stones. Keth.112a bot. מנשק כ׳ דעכו kissed the rocks (Rashi: corals) of the shore of Ptolemais (as sacred ground); Y.Shebi.IV, end, 35c לכֵיפָתָא. Ib. מתקל כֵּיפֵי weighed the stones (to demonstrate his appreciation of the sacred ground); a. fr.Esp. כֵּיפֵי (v. supra) precious stones, jewelry (prob. amber, v. כֵּיפָה). Erub.96b; Keth.81b כ׳ תלא לה has he jewelry suspended on it (his opinion)?, i. e. must his opinion absolutely be accepted?B. Bath.52a B. Mets.35a אפקיד כ׳וכ׳ gave jewelry in trust Ib. הב לי כֵּיפַי (Ms. M. כֵּיפַאי) give me my jewelry back; a. e. 3) also כַּפָּא (cmp. גֵּיף, כַּף) shore, border. Targ. Jud. 7:12. Targ. Is. 19:7 ככֵיפֵיה (ed. Lag. ככפיה; ed. Wil. בכיפי, corr. acc.) like its shore.Pes.4a, v. אֲסִיסְנָא. Ned.40a bot. נהרא מכֵּיפֵיהוכ׳ the Euphrates grows from (the waters coming down) its shores (not from rain); Sabb.65b; Bekh.55b. Koh. R. to XI, 1 הוה מיטמר בכיף ימא (some ed. בכֵף) was hiding himself at the sea-shore; a. e.Pl. as ab. Targ. Is. 8:7 כֵּיפוֹהִי; Targ. Josh. 3:15 (some ed. כַּפּוֹהִי).Sabb.65b מכֵּיפֵי some ed. (v. supra).M. Kat. l. c. נשוק כ׳ … אהדדי the shores of … touched each other (the waters rising to the level of the shores; Rashi: the arches of the ruined bridges, v. infra). 4) arch, vault, v. כִּיפְתָא. 5) cap, v. כִּיפָּה. 6) bundle, sheaf, v. כַּפָּא. כיפא, Tosef.Mikv.IV, 5, v. כִּיפָּה, end. -
33 כֵּיפָא
כֵּיף, כֵּיפָאI ch. sam( 1) ( ball, rock.Pl. כֵּיפִים, constr. כֵּיפֵי, כֵּפֵי. Y.Shek.VI, 50a; Gen. R. s. 23, v. בַּרְבַּרְיָא. arch, tuft, umbel), rock, stone, ball. Targ. Is. 32:2. Targ. Prov. 17:8; a. fr.Y.Shek.V, 48d היי דין כ׳ מקוררוכ׳ which rock (when bored) will give forth water, and which., v. שְׁרַבְרוּבֵי.Pl. כֵּיפִין, כֵּיפַיָּא, כֵּיפֵי. Targ. Y. I Deut. 32:13. Targ. 1 Kings 19:11. Targ. Ps. 104:18; a. fr. כיפי טבתא pearls, jewels. Targ. Prov. 3:15; a. e.M. Kat. 25b כ׳ דנורא (Ms. M. טיפי) fire-balls; כ׳ דברדא hail-stones. Y.Ab. Zar. IV, 43d דאת … אילין כ׳ thou must remove these stones. Keth.112a bot. מנשק כ׳ דעכו kissed the rocks (Rashi: corals) of the shore of Ptolemais (as sacred ground); Y.Shebi.IV, end, 35c לכֵיפָתָא. Ib. מתקל כֵּיפֵי weighed the stones (to demonstrate his appreciation of the sacred ground); a. fr.Esp. כֵּיפֵי (v. supra) precious stones, jewelry (prob. amber, v. כֵּיפָה). Erub.96b; Keth.81b כ׳ תלא לה has he jewelry suspended on it (his opinion)?, i. e. must his opinion absolutely be accepted?B. Bath.52a B. Mets.35a אפקיד כ׳וכ׳ gave jewelry in trust Ib. הב לי כֵּיפַי (Ms. M. כֵּיפַאי) give me my jewelry back; a. e. 3) also כַּפָּא (cmp. גֵּיף, כַּף) shore, border. Targ. Jud. 7:12. Targ. Is. 19:7 ככֵיפֵיה (ed. Lag. ככפיה; ed. Wil. בכיפי, corr. acc.) like its shore.Pes.4a, v. אֲסִיסְנָא. Ned.40a bot. נהרא מכֵּיפֵיהוכ׳ the Euphrates grows from (the waters coming down) its shores (not from rain); Sabb.65b; Bekh.55b. Koh. R. to XI, 1 הוה מיטמר בכיף ימא (some ed. בכֵף) was hiding himself at the sea-shore; a. e.Pl. as ab. Targ. Is. 8:7 כֵּיפוֹהִי; Targ. Josh. 3:15 (some ed. כַּפּוֹהִי).Sabb.65b מכֵּיפֵי some ed. (v. supra).M. Kat. l. c. נשוק כ׳ … אהדדי the shores of … touched each other (the waters rising to the level of the shores; Rashi: the arches of the ruined bridges, v. infra). 4) arch, vault, v. כִּיפְתָא. 5) cap, v. כִּיפָּה. 6) bundle, sheaf, v. כַּפָּא. כיפא, Tosef.Mikv.IV, 5, v. כִּיפָּה, end. -
34 כיפה
כֵּיפָה, כֵּפָהf. (v. כֵּיף) 1) ball, stone. Ohol. VIII, 5 כֵּיפַת הברד hail-stone. 2) resin (or something similar) found in balls. Tosef.Dem.I, 29 כֵּפַת המרחץ ed. Zuck. (Var. בפת, emend. by El. Wil. קופת) resin used (with oil) in the bath-room.כֵּיפַת הירדן Jordan-resin, amber (an adapt. of Eridanus, v. Sm. Ant. s. v. Electrum, Lübkers Reallex. s. v. Electron). Kerith. 6a (one of the ingredients of frankincense). 3) ball, lump. Y.Sabb.V, 7b bot. (in Chald. dict.), v. גְּבִינְתָּא. -
35 כפה
כֵּיפָה, כֵּפָהf. (v. כֵּיף) 1) ball, stone. Ohol. VIII, 5 כֵּיפַת הברד hail-stone. 2) resin (or something similar) found in balls. Tosef.Dem.I, 29 כֵּפַת המרחץ ed. Zuck. (Var. בפת, emend. by El. Wil. קופת) resin used (with oil) in the bath-room.כֵּיפַת הירדן Jordan-resin, amber (an adapt. of Eridanus, v. Sm. Ant. s. v. Electrum, Lübkers Reallex. s. v. Electron). Kerith. 6a (one of the ingredients of frankincense). 3) ball, lump. Y.Sabb.V, 7b bot. (in Chald. dict.), v. גְּבִינְתָּא. -
36 כֵּיפָה
כֵּיפָה, כֵּפָהf. (v. כֵּיף) 1) ball, stone. Ohol. VIII, 5 כֵּיפַת הברד hail-stone. 2) resin (or something similar) found in balls. Tosef.Dem.I, 29 כֵּפַת המרחץ ed. Zuck. (Var. בפת, emend. by El. Wil. קופת) resin used (with oil) in the bath-room.כֵּיפַת הירדן Jordan-resin, amber (an adapt. of Eridanus, v. Sm. Ant. s. v. Electrum, Lübkers Reallex. s. v. Electron). Kerith. 6a (one of the ingredients of frankincense). 3) ball, lump. Y.Sabb.V, 7b bot. (in Chald. dict.), v. גְּבִינְתָּא. -
37 כֵּפָה
כֵּיפָה, כֵּפָהf. (v. כֵּיף) 1) ball, stone. Ohol. VIII, 5 כֵּיפַת הברד hail-stone. 2) resin (or something similar) found in balls. Tosef.Dem.I, 29 כֵּפַת המרחץ ed. Zuck. (Var. בפת, emend. by El. Wil. קופת) resin used (with oil) in the bath-room.כֵּיפַת הירדן Jordan-resin, amber (an adapt. of Eridanus, v. Sm. Ant. s. v. Electrum, Lübkers Reallex. s. v. Electron). Kerith. 6a (one of the ingredients of frankincense). 3) ball, lump. Y.Sabb.V, 7b bot. (in Chald. dict.), v. גְּבִינְתָּא. -
38 כרושייתא
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39 כְּרוֹשְׁיָיתָא
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40 כרושתינא
כְּרוּשְׁתֵּינָאf. (= כרושת עינא; v. preced.) ( with large eye-balls, name of a species of bats. Sabb.78a ed. (Ms. M. כרושתנא, Ms. O. ברושטינא; Ar. ed. Koh. כרשתינא).
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