חֲפִיר m. (part. pass. of חֲפַר) one for whom a grave is dug. Koh. R. to X, 7 ח׳ טב וכ׳ a dead man is better off than he; Sabb. 151ᵇ דחפיר וקביר וכ׳ one who is dead and buried.
חֲפִיר
Gloss
חֲפִיר m. (part. pass. of חֲפַר ) one for whom a grave is dug . Koh. R. to X, 7 ח׳ טב וכ׳ a dead man is better off than he; Sabb. 151ᵇ דחפיר וקביר…
References
- Jastrow, חֲפַר I 1
- Kohelet Rabbah 10:7:1
- Shabbat 151b