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tpy, tpyˀ (tp̄ay, tp̄ayyā) n.m. hearth
1
hearth
Gal, Sam, Syr, LJLA
BR 153:3(2)↗ בההיא קדרה על תפייה‏ : in that pot on the fireplace ; PTBes 62.c:27[2]↗ והוה מתחמי זרק גו תפייה וזרק קומי תפייה‏ : he was seen throwing (the pits) into the fireplace, while (the other was?) throwing in front of the fireplace ; SamTgJ Lev11:35↗ תנור ותפים‏ ; P Lv11:35↗ ܘܒܝܬ ܬ̈ܦܝܐ‏ ; PJ Lev11:35↗ תנורין ותפיין יסתרון מסאבין הינון‏ : they must (even) destroy ovens and hearths, they are fouled
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בית תפי, bitpa : hearth area
JBA, JBAg, Man
BT Ber 39a(40)↗ והוא דיתיב אבי תפי‏ : in a case where it is placed upon the stove ; Anan 49:↗ תנורא ובי תפי‏
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tripod (i.e. hearth stand)
Syr
DuvB2 22:2, 24:17 text not cited
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The JBA prints also have בית טפי, due to scribal confusion with the common adverb ṭpy.
The Mandaic may mean "hearth stone", as in Modern Mandaic beftɔ ‘one of three stones surrounding the hearth’ (Mutzafi 2014:78).
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1658[830]DJPA: 588aDJBA: 1224bJastrow: 1685Drower/Macuch: 64bPayne-Smith ~: 4476J. Payne-Smith: 617Levy Ch-W: 2:548Tal Sam: 958bBarBahlul: 2079:1

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