חָפַף I (b. h.; cmp. גבב, כפף) to bend over, to cover; trnsf. to be anxious, to care. Meg. 26ᵃ; Zeb. 53ᵇ sq. והיה … מצטער … שנ׳ חוֹפֵף וכ׳ Benjamin took pains … to conquer it, as it says (Deut. XXXIII, 12) he (Benjamin) is bent over it &c. [Rashi: rubs his head, v. חָפַף II.]
חָפַף I
Gloss
חָפַף I (b. h.; cmp. גבב , כפף ) to bend over, to cover; trnsf. to be anxious, to care . Meg. 26ᵃ ; Zeb. 53ᵇ sq. והיה … מצטער … שנ׳ חוֹפֵף וכ׳…
References
- Megillah 26a
- Zevachim 53b
- Deuteronomy 33:12
- Jastrow, חָפַף II 1