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עִיבּוּר, עִבּ׳m. (עָבַר) 1) passing, crossing.פָּרָשֵׁת הע׳ cross-road; trnsf. crisis. Ber.IV, 4 (in a short prayer prescribed for one passing an unsafe road) בכל פ׳ הע׳ … לפניך let their needs be before thee at every critical period, expl. ib. 29b אפי׳ … ע̇ב̇ר̇ה כאשה עו̇ב̇ר̇תוכ׳ even at a moment when thou art full of swelling anger at them, like a woman big with child ; (anoth. explan.) אפי׳ … ע̇יב̇ר̇ים על דברי תורה even at a moment when they trespass the words of the Law; Y. ib. IV, 8b top כל מה שש״ץ ע̇וב̇ר̇וכ׳ whatever the messenger of the congregation passing before the ark may ask of thee 2) ע׳ דִּין passing beyond justice or law, rigor, tyranny. Ex. R. s. 30 ע׳ הדין שעיבר על אחרים the rigorous judgment which he passed on others. 3) (b. h. עֲבוּר) growth, esp. grain, breadstuff. Gen. R. s. 94 (ref. to Gen. 45:23) בר ע׳ bâr means breadstuff. Keth.112a ממנה ע׳וכ׳ from this field I have my breadstuff, from it my peas 4) pregnancy, conception. Gen. R. s. 20 (ref. to Gen. 3:16) עצבינך זה צער הע׳ ‘thy pain refers to the suffering attending upon conception, v. עִידּוּי; Erub.100b והרונך זה צער הע׳ ‘and thy pregnancy refers to ; Ab. dR. N. ch. I. Gen. R. s. 51, end (play on עברתו, Jer. 48:30) מתחילת עִיבּוּרוֹוכ׳ from the time when Moab was first conceived. Ib. s. 38, end שנה לעִיבּוּרָהּ שלוכ׳ deduct one year for the pregnancy with Milkah Ib. s. 45, beg. (expl. מכרה, Prov. 31:10) עִיבּוּרָהּ her going with child (with allusion to מכרתיך, Ez. 16:3); a. fr. 5) extension of city limits for Sabbath movements, outskirts. Erub.V, 7 הנותן … בעיבורה של עיר he who places his ‘Erub within the outskirts of a city. Y. ib. 22b bot. מהו ליתן ע׳ לע׳ may an outskirt be added to an outskirt (to be considered part of the township)?; a. fr. 6) intercalation; ע׳ החדש proclaiming the month just past one of thirty days; ע׳ השנה proclaiming a leap-year, inserting a second Adar. Snh.I, 1 ע׳ החדש בשלשה the proclamation of a full month (i. e. the post-ponement of the New Moon Day) must take place in a court of three. Ib. 11a ע׳ השנה שלשים יום the intercalated month consists of thirty days. Ib. 12a כנגד חדש הע׳ corresponding to the thirteenth month. B. Mets.VIII, 8 יחלוקי את חרש הע׳ let them (the landlord and the tenant) divide the rent for the additional month; a. fr.Pl. עִיבּוּרִים, עִיבּוּרִין, עִבּ׳. R. Hash. 7a באחד בניסן … ולע׳ the first of Nisan is the New Years Day for the months and for intercalations; expl. ib. להפסקת ע׳ for interrupting the intercalation, i. e. after the month of Nisan has been proclaimed, no intercalation can take place for that year. Gen. R. s. 72 (expl. לעתים, 1 Chr. 12:33) לע׳ ‘for seasons means for intercalations; a. fr.Trnsf. calculations of the time of redemption (v. קֵץ); epochs. Cant. R. to II, 8 מדלנ על החשבונות ועל הקיצים וע׳ the Lord skips over (human) calculations and (speculations on) ends and epochs; Pesik. R. s. 15; Yalk. Cant. 986. Lev. R. s. 19 אנו … כמה קצים וכמה ע׳ we who have been separated from the house of our life and from the house of our holiness and glory these many days and years, these many terms and epochs; Yalk. ib. 571 כמה יובלות וכמה ע׳.7) ע׳ צורה (v. עָבַר Pu.) disfiguration, decay. Pes.34a, a. fr.

עִיבּוּר, עִבּ׳m. (עָבַר) 1) passing, crossing.פָּרָשֵׁת הע׳ cross-road; trnsf. crisis. Ber.IV, 4 (in a short prayer prescribed for one passing an unsafe road) בכל פ׳ הע׳ … לפניך let their needs be before thee at every critical period, expl. ib. 29b אפי׳ … ע̇ב̇ר̇ה כאשה עו̇ב̇ר̇תוכ׳ even at a moment when thou art full of swelling anger at them, like a woman big with child ; (anoth. explan.) אפי׳ … ע̇יב̇ר̇ים על דברי תורה even at a moment when they trespass the words of the Law; Y. ib. IV, 8b top כל מה שש״ץ ע̇וב̇ר̇וכ׳ whatever the messenger of the congregation passing before the ark may ask of thee 2) ע׳ דִּין passing beyond justice or law, rigor, tyranny. Ex. R. s. 30 ע׳ הדין שעיבר על אחרים the rigorous judgment which he passed on others. 3) (b. h. עֲבוּר) growth, esp. grain, breadstuff. Gen. R. s. 94 (ref. to Gen. 45:23) בר ע׳ bâr means breadstuff. Keth.112a ממנה ע׳וכ׳ from this field I have my breadstuff, from it my peas 4) pregnancy, conception. Gen. R. s. 20 (ref. to Gen. 3:16) עצבינך זה צער הע׳ ‘thy pain refers to the suffering attending upon conception, v. עִידּוּי; Erub.100b והרונך זה צער הע׳ ‘and thy pregnancy refers to ; Ab. dR. N. ch. I. Gen. R. s. 51, end (play on עברתו, Jer. 48:30) מתחילת עִיבּוּרוֹוכ׳ from the time when Moab was first conceived. Ib. s. 38, end שנה לעִיבּוּרָהּ שלוכ׳ deduct one year for the pregnancy with Milkah Ib. s. 45, beg. (expl. מכרה, Prov. 31:10) עִיבּוּרָהּ her going with child (with allusion to מכרתיך, Ez. 16:3); a. fr. 5) extension of city limits for Sabbath movements, outskirts. Erub.V, 7 הנותן … בעיבורה של עיר he who places his ‘Erub within the outskirts of a city. Y. ib. 22b bot. מהו ליתן ע׳ לע׳ may an outskirt be added to an outskirt (to be considered part of the township)?; a. fr. 6) intercalation; ע׳ החדש proclaiming the month just past one of thirty days; ע׳ השנה proclaiming a leap-year, inserting a second Adar. Snh.I, 1 ע׳ החדש בשלשה the proclamation of a full month (i. e. the post-ponement of the New Moon Day) must take place in a court of three. Ib. 11a ע׳ השנה שלשים יום the intercalated month consists of thirty days. Ib. 12a כנגד חדש הע׳ corresponding to the thirteenth month. B. Mets.VIII, 8 יחלוקי את חרש הע׳ let them (the landlord and the tenant) divide the rent for the additional month; a. fr.Pl. עִיבּוּרִים, עִיבּוּרִין, עִבּ׳. R. Hash. 7a באחד בניסן … ולע׳ the first of Nisan is the New Years Day for the months and for intercalations; expl. ib. להפסקת ע׳ for interrupting the intercalation, i. e. after the month of Nisan has been proclaimed, no intercalation can take place for that year. Gen. R. s. 72 (expl. לעתים, 1 Chr. 12:33) לע׳ ‘for seasons means for intercalations; a. fr.Trnsf. calculations of the time of redemption (v. קֵץ); epochs. Cant. R. to II, 8 מדלנ על החשבונות ועל הקיצים וע׳ the Lord skips over (human) calculations and (speculations on) ends and epochs; Pesik. R. s. 15; Yalk. Cant. 986. Lev. R. s. 19 אנו … כמה קצים וכמה ע׳ we who have been separated from the house of our life and from the house of our holiness and glory these many days and years, these many terms and epochs; Yalk. ib. 571 כמה יובלות וכמה ע׳.7) ע׳ צורה (v. עָבַר Pu.) disfiguration, decay. Pes.34a, a. fr.

עִיבּוּר, עִבּ׳m. (עָבַר) 1) passing, crossing.פָּרָשֵׁת הע׳ cross-road; trnsf. crisis. Ber.IV, 4 (in a short prayer prescribed for one passing an unsafe road) בכל פ׳ הע׳ … לפניך let their needs be before thee at every critical period, expl. ib. 29b אפי׳ … ע̇ב̇ר̇ה כאשה עו̇ב̇ר̇תוכ׳ even at a moment when thou art full of swelling anger at them, like a woman big with child ; (anoth. explan.) אפי׳ … ע̇יב̇ר̇ים על דברי תורה even at a moment when they trespass the words of the Law; Y. ib. IV, 8b top כל מה שש״ץ ע̇וב̇ר̇וכ׳ whatever the messenger of the congregation passing before the ark may ask of thee 2) ע׳ דִּין passing beyond justice or law, rigor, tyranny. Ex. R. s. 30 ע׳ הדין שעיבר על אחרים the rigorous judgment which he passed on others. 3) (b. h. עֲבוּר) growth, esp. grain, breadstuff. Gen. R. s. 94 (ref. to Gen. 45:23) בר ע׳ bâr means breadstuff. Keth.112a ממנה ע׳וכ׳ from this field I have my breadstuff, from it my peas 4) pregnancy, conception. Gen. R. s. 20 (ref. to Gen. 3:16) עצבינך זה צער הע׳ ‘thy pain refers to the suffering attending upon conception, v. עִידּוּי; Erub.100b והרונך זה צער הע׳ ‘and thy pregnancy refers to ; Ab. dR. N. ch. I. Gen. R. s. 51, end (play on עברתו, Jer. 48:30) מתחילת עִיבּוּרוֹוכ׳ from the time when Moab was first conceived. Ib. s. 38, end שנה לעִיבּוּרָהּ שלוכ׳ deduct one year for the pregnancy with Milkah Ib. s. 45, beg. (expl. מכרה, Prov. 31:10) עִיבּוּרָהּ her going with child (with allusion to מכרתיך, Ez. 16:3); a. fr. 5) extension of city limits for Sabbath movements, outskirts. Erub.V, 7 הנותן … בעיבורה של עיר he who places his ‘Erub within the outskirts of a city. Y. ib. 22b bot. מהו ליתן ע׳ לע׳ may an outskirt be added to an outskirt (to be considered part of the township)?; a. fr. 6) intercalation; ע׳ החדש proclaiming the month just past one of thirty days; ע׳ השנה proclaiming a leap-year, inserting a second Adar. Snh.I, 1 ע׳ החדש בשלשה the proclamation of a full month (i. e. the post-ponement of the New Moon Day) must take place in a court of three. Ib. 11a ע׳ השנה שלשים יום the intercalated month consists of thirty days. Ib. 12a כנגד חדש הע׳ corresponding to the thirteenth month. B. Mets.VIII, 8 יחלוקי את חרש הע׳ let them (the landlord and the tenant) divide the rent for the additional month; a. fr.Pl. עִיבּוּרִים, עִיבּוּרִין, עִבּ׳. R. Hash. 7a באחד בניסן … ולע׳ the first of Nisan is the New Years Day for the months and for intercalations; expl. ib. להפסקת ע׳ for interrupting the intercalation, i. e. after the month of Nisan has been proclaimed, no intercalation can take place for that year. Gen. R. s. 72 (expl. לעתים, 1 Chr. 12:33) לע׳ ‘for seasons means for intercalations; a. fr.Trnsf. calculations of the time of redemption (v. קֵץ); epochs. Cant. R. to II, 8 מדלנ על החשבונות ועל הקיצים וע׳ the Lord skips over (human) calculations and (speculations on) ends and epochs; Pesik. R. s. 15; Yalk. Cant. 986. Lev. R. s. 19 אנו … כמה קצים וכמה ע׳ we who have been separated from the house of our life and from the house of our holiness and glory these many days and years, these many terms and epochs; Yalk. ib. 571 כמה יובלות וכמה ע׳.7) ע׳ צורה (v. עָבַר Pu.) disfiguration, decay. Pes.34a, a. fr.

עִיבּוּר, עִבּ׳m. (עָבַר) 1) passing, crossing.פָּרָשֵׁת הע׳ cross-road; trnsf. crisis. Ber.IV, 4 (in a short prayer prescribed for one passing an unsafe road) בכל פ׳ הע׳ … לפניך let their needs be before thee at every critical period, expl. ib. 29b אפי׳ … ע̇ב̇ר̇ה כאשה עו̇ב̇ר̇תוכ׳ even at a moment when thou art full of swelling anger at them, like a woman big with child ; (anoth. explan.) אפי׳ … ע̇יב̇ר̇ים על דברי תורה even at a moment when they trespass the words of the Law; Y. ib. IV, 8b top כל מה שש״ץ ע̇וב̇ר̇וכ׳ whatever the messenger of the congregation passing before the ark may ask of thee 2) ע׳ דִּין passing beyond justice or law, rigor, tyranny. Ex. R. s. 30 ע׳ הדין שעיבר על אחרים the rigorous judgment which he passed on others. 3) (b. h. עֲבוּר) growth, esp. grain, breadstuff. Gen. R. s. 94 (ref. to Gen. 45:23) בר ע׳ bâr means breadstuff. Keth.112a ממנה ע׳וכ׳ from this field I have my breadstuff, from it my peas 4) pregnancy, conception. Gen. R. s. 20 (ref. to Gen. 3:16) עצבינך זה צער הע׳ ‘thy pain refers to the suffering attending upon conception, v. עִידּוּי; Erub.100b והרונך זה צער הע׳ ‘and thy pregnancy refers to ; Ab. dR. N. ch. I. Gen. R. s. 51, end (play on עברתו, Jer. 48:30) מתחילת עִיבּוּרוֹוכ׳ from the time when Moab was first conceived. Ib. s. 38, end שנה לעִיבּוּרָהּ שלוכ׳ deduct one year for the pregnancy with Milkah Ib. s. 45, beg. (expl. מכרה, Prov. 31:10) עִיבּוּרָהּ her going with child (with allusion to מכרתיך, Ez. 16:3); a. fr. 5) extension of city limits for Sabbath movements, outskirts. Erub.V, 7 הנותן … בעיבורה של עיר he who places his ‘Erub within the outskirts of a city. Y. ib. 22b bot. מהו ליתן ע׳ לע׳ may an outskirt be added to an outskirt (to be considered part of the township)?; a. fr. 6) intercalation; ע׳ החדש proclaiming the month just past one of thirty days; ע׳ השנה proclaiming a leap-year, inserting a second Adar. Snh.I, 1 ע׳ החדש בשלשה the proclamation of a full month (i. e. the post-ponement of the New Moon Day) must take place in a court of three. Ib. 11a ע׳ השנה שלשים יום the intercalated month consists of thirty days. Ib. 12a כנגד חדש הע׳ corresponding to the thirteenth month. B. Mets.VIII, 8 יחלוקי את חרש הע׳ let them (the landlord and the tenant) divide the rent for the additional month; a. fr.Pl. עִיבּוּרִים, עִיבּוּרִין, עִבּ׳. R. Hash. 7a באחד בניסן … ולע׳ the first of Nisan is the New Years Day for the months and for intercalations; expl. ib. להפסקת ע׳ for interrupting the intercalation, i. e. after the month of Nisan has been proclaimed, no intercalation can take place for that year. Gen. R. s. 72 (expl. לעתים, 1 Chr. 12:33) לע׳ ‘for seasons means for intercalations; a. fr.Trnsf. calculations of the time of redemption (v. קֵץ); epochs. Cant. R. to II, 8 מדלנ על החשבונות ועל הקיצים וע׳ the Lord skips over (human) calculations and (speculations on) ends and epochs; Pesik. R. s. 15; Yalk. Cant. 986. Lev. R. s. 19 אנו … כמה קצים וכמה ע׳ we who have been separated from the house of our life and from the house of our holiness and glory these many days and years, these many terms and epochs; Yalk. ib. 571 כמה יובלות וכמה ע׳.7) ע׳ צורה (v. עָבַר Pu.) disfiguration, decay. Pes.34a, a. fr.

קָפַץ(b. h.) 1) to contract, shrink; to close. Midr. Till., to Ps. 22:20 היה השרביט קוֹפֵץ the scepter grew smaller and smaller; Yalk. ib. 687. Gen. R. s. 39 קוֹפֶצֶת באחת מאגפיהוכ׳ contracts herself with (flaps) one wing, v. יוֹנָה II. Snh.95a שלשה קָפְצָה להם הארץ (Ar. הדרך) for three persons did the earth (the road) shrink (they were suddenly transferred to a distant place); Yalk. Gen. 107. Y.Taan.IV, 69b קפצה להא״י Palestine has shrunk; a. fr.ק׳ פה (or sub. פה) to close the mouth, to indicate ones will by mimic motions. Gitt. V, 7 קוֹפֵץ ונִקְפָּץ a deaf and dumb person may transact business by motions with closed lips and by being spoken to in the same way.Part. pass. קָפוּץ; f. קְפוּצָה Koh. R. to V, 14 כשאדם … ידין הן קְפוּצוֹתוכ׳ when man enters the world, his hands are clenched, as if saying, the whole world is mine, opp. פשוטות straight, open. 2) to leap (with joined feet), jump; to be excited. Midr. Till. l. c. אותה קפיצה שקָפַצְתָּ על אבותי בים כן תִּקְפּוֹץ עלי היום ותפלטני ed. Bub. (ed. אותה הקפצה שהִקְפַּצְתָּ על אבותינו כןוכ׳) with the same leap with which thou didst leap like a hart in aid of my ancestors at the sea, leap now to my aid and save me; Yalk. Ps. l. c. Midr. Till. l. c. קוֹפֵץ כאיל ed. Bub., v. Pi. Ohol. VIII, 5 הקופץ ממקוםוכ׳ he that jumps from one place to another, contrad. to הדולג (v. קִיפּוּץ). Succ.49b שמא תאמר כל הבא לִקְפּוֹץ קוֹפֵץ lest you say, whosoever comes to jump may jump (whosoever wishes to do good succeeds in doing real good), we read (Ps. 36:8). Sabb.152a זקנה קופצת עליו old age will spring upon him (will overtake him prematurely). Taan.5b זקנה קפצה עליו he grew old before his time. Ib. מיד קפצהוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. אמרהקב״ה אקפוץ, read אַקְפִּיץ). Sifra Shmini, Milluim קפצה פורענות עלוכ׳ punishment overtook Nadab Y.Keth.X, beg.33d קפצה עליהן ירושת תורה the legal succession according to Biblical law was sprung upon them (they have the precedence); ib. IV, 28d bot. קָפְסָה. Y.Gitt.IV, 46d top כדי … קוֹפְצִיןוכ׳ in order that all may be anxious to marry her. Y.Snh.X, 28c top איני קופץ אלא למהוכ׳ I will jump only at (betake myself to) what my grandfather told me, who said to me קְפוֹץ … לשלשה דבריםוכ׳ betake thyself to three things, and thou shalt be safe, they are: prayer Ber.39a ק׳ וברךוכ׳ he hastened and said the benediction Yeb.32b ק׳ר׳ חייאוכ׳ R. Ḥ. jumped up (got excited) and swore Tosef.Keth.II, 3 היאך ק׳ זה לכהונה how did this man jump into priesthood (by what right does he enjoy the privileges of a priest)? Num. R. s. 15 ולא יִקְפּוֹץ להשיב and must not be rash to reply; a. fr. 3) to skip. Nidd.11a קפצה וראתהוכ׳ if she skipped (one period) and menstruated, skipped (did so three times). 4) (denom. of קוּפִּיץ) to chop meat. Tosef.Bets.III, 5 קיפץ בכלי (Var. חותך) he cuts with some implement. Pi. קִיפֵּץ 1) same, to leap; to skip. Y. Ḥag.II, 77a bot. והיו … מְקַפְּצִיןוכ׳ and the ministering angels leaped before them like wedding guests rejoicing Pesik. R. s. 15 (ref. to Cant. 2:8) מדלג … ומְקַפֵּץ על החשבונותוכ׳ leaping over the destined terms of redemption, and skipping over the calculations of years and epochs (hastening the redemption), v. עִיבּוּר. Midr. Till., to Ps. 22:1 מְקַפֵּץ כאיל ed. Bub. (oth. ed. קופץ); ib. קופץ ed. Bub. (oth. ed. מקפץ) leaps like a hart; Yalk. ib. 685 קומץ (corr. acc.); a. fr. 2) to cause to leap. Tanḥ. Shmini 11 הקב״ה מקפץ להם את הזקנה God springs old age upon them (to make them look venerable). Hif. הִקְפִּיץ 1) as Pi. 2. Taan.5b אמרהקב״ה אַקְפִּיץוכ׳ (not אקפוץ, v. supra) the Lord said, I shall cause old age to spring upon them prematurely. Gen. R. s. 56 וה׳ את בנו עמו and made his son leap with him (saved himself and his son; v., however, אגינו). 2) to leap. Midr. Till. l. c., v. supra. Nif. נִקְפָּץ to be spoken to by mimic motions. Gitt. V, 7, v. supra.

קָפַץ(b. h.) 1) to contract, shrink; to close. Midr. Till., to Ps. 22:20 היה השרביט קוֹפֵץ the scepter grew smaller and smaller; Yalk. ib. 687. Gen. R. s. 39 קוֹפֶצֶת באחת מאגפיהוכ׳ contracts herself with (flaps) one wing, v. יוֹנָה II. Snh.95a שלשה קָפְצָה להם הארץ (Ar. הדרך) for three persons did the earth (the road) shrink (they were suddenly transferred to a distant place); Yalk. Gen. 107. Y.Taan.IV, 69b קפצה להא״י Palestine has shrunk; a. fr.ק׳ פה (or sub. פה) to close the mouth, to indicate ones will by mimic motions. Gitt. V, 7 קוֹפֵץ ונִקְפָּץ a deaf and dumb person may transact business by motions with closed lips and by being spoken to in the same way.Part. pass. קָפוּץ; f. קְפוּצָה Koh. R. to V, 14 כשאדם … ידין הן קְפוּצוֹתוכ׳ when man enters the world, his hands are clenched, as if saying, the whole world is mine, opp. פשוטות straight, open. 2) to leap (with joined feet), jump; to be excited. Midr. Till. l. c. אותה קפיצה שקָפַצְתָּ על אבותי בים כן תִּקְפּוֹץ עלי היום ותפלטני ed. Bub. (ed. אותה הקפצה שהִקְפַּצְתָּ על אבותינו כןוכ׳) with the same leap with which thou didst leap like a hart in aid of my ancestors at the sea, leap now to my aid and save me; Yalk. Ps. l. c. Midr. Till. l. c. קוֹפֵץ כאיל ed. Bub., v. Pi. Ohol. VIII, 5 הקופץ ממקוםוכ׳ he that jumps from one place to another, contrad. to הדולג (v. קִיפּוּץ). Succ.49b שמא תאמר כל הבא לִקְפּוֹץ קוֹפֵץ lest you say, whosoever comes to jump may jump (whosoever wishes to do good succeeds in doing real good), we read (Ps. 36:8). Sabb.152a זקנה קופצת עליו old age will spring upon him (will overtake him prematurely). Taan.5b זקנה קפצה עליו he grew old before his time. Ib. מיד קפצהוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. אמרהקב״ה אקפוץ, read אַקְפִּיץ). Sifra Shmini, Milluim קפצה פורענות עלוכ׳ punishment overtook Nadab Y.Keth.X, beg.33d קפצה עליהן ירושת תורה the legal succession according to Biblical law was sprung upon them (they have the precedence); ib. IV, 28d bot. קָפְסָה. Y.Gitt.IV, 46d top כדי … קוֹפְצִיןוכ׳ in order that all may be anxious to marry her. Y.Snh.X, 28c top איני קופץ אלא למהוכ׳ I will jump only at (betake myself to) what my grandfather told me, who said to me קְפוֹץ … לשלשה דבריםוכ׳ betake thyself to three things, and thou shalt be safe, they are: prayer Ber.39a ק׳ וברךוכ׳ he hastened and said the benediction Yeb.32b ק׳ר׳ חייאוכ׳ R. Ḥ. jumped up (got excited) and swore Tosef.Keth.II, 3 היאך ק׳ זה לכהונה how did this man jump into priesthood (by what right does he enjoy the privileges of a priest)? Num. R. s. 15 ולא יִקְפּוֹץ להשיב and must not be rash to reply; a. fr. 3) to skip. Nidd.11a קפצה וראתהוכ׳ if she skipped (one period) and menstruated, skipped (did so three times). 4) (denom. of קוּפִּיץ) to chop meat. Tosef.Bets.III, 5 קיפץ בכלי (Var. חותך) he cuts with some implement. Pi. קִיפֵּץ 1) same, to leap; to skip. Y. Ḥag.II, 77a bot. והיו … מְקַפְּצִיןוכ׳ and the ministering angels leaped before them like wedding guests rejoicing Pesik. R. s. 15 (ref. to Cant. 2:8) מדלג … ומְקַפֵּץ על החשבונותוכ׳ leaping over the destined terms of redemption, and skipping over the calculations of years and epochs (hastening the redemption), v. עִיבּוּר. Midr. Till., to Ps. 22:1 מְקַפֵּץ כאיל ed. Bub. (oth. ed. קופץ); ib. קופץ ed. Bub. (oth. ed. מקפץ) leaps like a hart; Yalk. ib. 685 קומץ (corr. acc.); a. fr. 2) to cause to leap. Tanḥ. Shmini 11 הקב״ה מקפץ להם את הזקנה God springs old age upon them (to make them look venerable). Hif. הִקְפִּיץ 1) as Pi. 2. Taan.5b אמרהקב״ה אַקְפִּיץוכ׳ (not אקפוץ, v. supra) the Lord said, I shall cause old age to spring upon them prematurely. Gen. R. s. 56 וה׳ את בנו עמו and made his son leap with him (saved himself and his son; v., however, אגינו). 2) to leap. Midr. Till. l. c., v. supra. Nif. נִקְפָּץ to be spoken to by mimic motions. Gitt. V, 7, v. supra.