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kpyd, kpydˀ (kap̄yaḏ, kap̄yɘḏā) n.f. hand, palm
√ kp, kpˀ n.f.   √ yd, ˀydˀ n.f.
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hand, palm =kp + yd
OfAEg, Gal, PTA, JBAmb, LJLA
TAD B8.4 R.5↗ וכתשוני בכפ̇י̇ד̇ 10 בכפרגל 6 ושקפוני ר̇גלן 2‏ : they beat me on/with a hand 10 times, on/with a foot 6 times, and kicked me with feet 2 times ; PTTan 65.a:62[2]↗ לכף ידינן‏ ; TN Gen40:13↗ ותשוי כסא בכף ידיה דפרעה‏ : you shall place a cup in Pharaoh's hand ; JBABowl 78.1:5↗ ^כ^פידיה גילגלי בעננא צידיה סדנא דפרזלא‏ : his palms are wheels in the clouds and and his side is an iron anvil ; PJ Gen3:19↗ בליעות כף ידך תיכול מזונא‏ : by the toil of your hand you shall eat food ; PJ Ex20:2↗ לוחי קיימא דהוון יהיבין בכף ידוי דמשה‏
2
fig. : a bone in an animals' shoulder?
JBA
BT Ḥul 54a(9)↗ כפה דידה‏
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in Jewish texts always spelled as two words
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Like simple kp, often used to distinguish between the meanings "hand" and "arm" of the more general term yd.
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