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טְפַר‏ n.f. fingernail

fingernail Com. Dan4:30 : וְטִפְרוֹהִי כְצִפְּרִין‏ his fingernails were like (those) of birds. 4Q561..2.7 : כעבין טפרוה[י‏ †. PJ Deut21:12 : ותספר ית מזייא דרישא ותיצמי ית טופרייהא‏ you cut her hair and trim her nails.

claw BA^Dan, CPA, Syr. Dan4:30 : וְטִפְרוֹהִי כְצִפְּרִין‏ his fingernails were like (those) of birds. Dan7:19 : שִׁנַּהּ דִּי־פַרְזֶל וְטִפְרַיהּ דִּי־נְחָשׁ‏ its teeth of iron, its claws of bronze.

stylus JLAtg, Syr. TgJ Jer17:1 : בִטפַר שָמִיר חֲרִיתִין עַל לוּחַ לִבְהוֹן‏ inscribed on the tablet of their heart with a stylus of flint.

hoof Com. TgJ Jud5:22 : בְכֵין אִשתַלַפָא טֻפרֵי סֻוסָוָתְהוֹן‏ then the hooves of their horses slipped. a type of spice or dye (onycha) JLAtg, Syr. TgO Ex30:34 : בוּסמִין נָטוֹפָא וְטוּפרָא וְחִלבֵינְתָא‏ . PJ Gen3:7 ? : דאיתערטלו מן לבוש טופרא דאיתבריאו ביה‏ that they had become naked from the clothing of onycha [a play on טרפי "leaves" ?] in which they had been created.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 230a; DJBA: 514; Jastrow: 526; Levy Ch-W: 1:316; Cook,Qumran: 97;

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