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לַפְתָא‏ n.m. turnip

turnip Gal, Syr, JBA, LJLA. TgRuth3:8 : ואיתרכיך בישריה כליפתא‏ his flesh was softened like a turnip [! as a way to explain the form וַיִּלָּפֵת in the MT].

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 285b; DJBA: 627a; Jastrow: 716; Levy Ch-W: 1:413;

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Derivatives:

lptn n.m. a relish, a paste or mash of turnips or the like