חפַר (b. h.; cmp. חפשׂ) to dig, hollow out. B. Kam. V, 5 החוֹפֵר בור וכ׳ if one hollows out a pit on private ground, but opens it on public ground; Tosef. ib. VI, 4. B. Mets. 50ᵃ, v. אוּשׁ II. Midr. Sam. ch. XXXII, end לַחְפֹּור to dig graves, v. חֵפֶר; a. fr.
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חפַר (b. h.; cmp. חפשׂ ) to dig, hollow out . B. Kam. V, 5 החוֹפֵר בור וכ׳ if one hollows out a pit on private ground, but opens it on public ground;…
References
- Mishnah Bava Kamma 5:5
- Tosefta Bava Kamma 6:4
- Bava Metzia 50a
- Jastrow, אוּשׁ II 1
- Jastrow, חֵפֶר 1