כְּפַת ch. same. Targ. Y. Gen. XXII, 9. Targ. Ps. CXVIII, 27; a. e.—Part. pass. pl. כְּפוּתִין (hebr.) put in stocks. Targ. Y. II, Num. XXI, 29.—Tam. 31ᵇ דכַפְתֵיה בשיראי if one tied the sacrifice (hands and feet) with silk ropes. B. Bath. 167ᵃ כפתיה ואודי he put him in stocks (or in prison), and he confessed. Gitt. 14ᵃ דכַפְתֵי ושקלי וכ׳ who use force (have him arrested) and collect their due immediately (allowing no time). Y. Gitt. I, end, 43ᵈ; Y. Kidd. III, 64ᵃ כַּפְתוּן ואפקון מיניה they put him in stocks and forced him to pay; a. e.—[Gitt. 62ᵃ מִכְפַּת וכ׳, v. אִכְפַּת.]
Pa. - כַּפֵּית 1) same. Targ. Cant. VII, 5.—Y. Kil. IX, end, 32ᵈ דהוא מְכַפֵּת ביה he (the weaver) uses it for tying (or knotting, v. infra). —2) (v. P. Sm. 1803) to produce knots, to mature fruits. Targ. O. Num. XVII, 23 ed. Berl. (Var. כָּפֵית, כְּפֵית; h. text גמל); cmp כַּפְתּוֹר.