חֲרוּפָה f. (v. חָרַף) 1) designated, betrothed. Kidd. 6ᵃ האומר חֲרוּפָתִי וכ׳ if one says to a woman, Be my ḥărufah, she is betrothed, for in Judæa they call the betrothed (אֲרוּסָה) ḥărufah.—Esp. שפחה ח׳ (v. Lev. XIX, 20) a handmaid designated to become the wife of one selected by her master. Gitt. 43ᵃ איזוהי שפחה ח׳ (Ker. II, 5 only שפחה) what is the legal condition meant in the law concerning the designated handmaid?—Tosef. Ker. I, 19 אשם ש׳ ח׳ the sacrifice due for sleeping with an engaged handmaid. Ib. 16; a. fr.—Pl. חֲרוּפוֹת. Ker. 9ᵃ; a. e. —2) defloured, v. חָרַף.
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חֲרוּפָה f. (v. חָרַף ) 1) designated, betrothed . Kidd. 6ᵃ האומר חֲרוּפָתִי וכ׳ if one says to a woman, Be my ḥărufah , she is betrothed, for in…
References
- Jastrow, חָרַף 1
- Kiddushin 6a:6
- Leviticus 19:20
- Gittin 43a:16
- Mishnah Keritot 2:5
- Jastrow, שִׁפְחָה 1
- Tosefta Keritot 1:19
- Tosefta Keritot 1:16
- Keritot 9a:90