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ḥpṣ, ḥpṣˀ (hēp̄eṣ, ḥep̄sā) n.m. desire; object
1
desire, need
OA
Sf.3 a8↗ wˀšlḥ mlˀky ˀ[l]wh lšlm ˀw lkl ḥpṣy ˀw yšlḥ mlˀkh ˀly : should I send my messenger to him for peace or for any of my needs, or should he send his messenger to me †
2
object
JBA
BT BQ 91a(33)↗ למימד חפצא מי עביד האי ניזקא או לא עביד האי ניזקא‏ : to estimate whether the object can do this damage or cannot do this damage
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especially a sacred object held during an adjuration
JBA, JBAg
BTŠvu 38b(43)↗ לא{ס}^ת^פוסי חפצה בידיה‏ ; HP Sassoon(1) 80.18↗ דהא נקיט חיפצא בעולם בידיה‏
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This is an Old Aramaic term, re-borrowed into Jewish Aramaic later from Mishnaic Hebrew.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJBA: 458bJastrow: 492DNWSI: 396

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