Jastrow: חוּפָּה

חוּפָּה f. (b. h. חֻפָּה; חפף I) 1) covering, canopy, esp. bridal chamber; also (= כניסה לח׳) the entrance of the bride into the bridal chamber; wedding. Kidd. 5ᵃ, a. fr. ח׳ קונה the introduction into the bridal chamber constitutes possession (legitimate marriage). Ib. 3ᵃ למעוטי ח׳ to exclude, as a form of marriage, the delivery by her father to take her into the bridal chamber. Gen. R. s. 94 לא ראה בחוּפָּתִי was not present at my wedding. Snh. 108ᵃ עשה ח׳ לבנו arranged a bridal room for his son. Ab. V, 21 בן י"ח לח׳ at eighteen years one is fit for marriage. Y. Succ. II, 53ᵃ top; Bab. Succ. 25ᵇ בני ח׳ wedding party; a. fr.—Pl. חוּפּוֹת. Lam. R. to III, 19 כך וכך ח׳ וכ׳ so many state rooms will I arrange &c. Y. Sot. IX, end, 24ᶜ; Tosef. Sot. XV, 9 אלו הן ח׳ חתנים these are the bridal canopies (which were interdicted after the destruction of the Temple); (Bab. ib. 49ᵇ חוּפַּת sing.). Lev. R. s. 25, beg.; a. fr. —2) seat of the Divine Majesty, sanctuary.—Pl. as ab. Y. Meg. I, 72ᵈ top כל ח׳ שהיו וכ׳ all sanctuaries (Shiloh, Gilgal &c.) which existed &c.