חִיפּוּשִׂיתָא, חִפּ׳ ch. same. Cant. R. to I, 1 (prov.) מה ילדת ח׳ וכ׳ what does the beetle beget? Insects worse than itself; (Yalk. Sam. 134 חפושית, expl. scorpion).—Ab. Zar. 28ᵇ ח׳ גמלניתא a large-sized beetle (Rashi: ‘hanneton’, cockchafer).
חִיפּוּשִׂיתָא
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חִיפּוּשִׂיתָא , חִפּ׳ ch. same . Cant. R. to I, 1 (prov.) מה ילדת ח׳ וכ׳ what does the beetle beget? Insects worse than itself; ( Yalk. Sam. 134…
References
- Jastrow, חִיפּוּשִׂית 1
- Shir HaShirim Rabbah 1:1
- Yalkut Shimoni on Nach 134:1
- Avodah Zarah 28b:5