Jastrow: נוֹף II

נוֹף II m. (b. h.; נוּף) boughs of a tree, swinging branches, summit. Y. Ber. I, 2ᶜ bot. לא סוף דבר נוֹפוֹ וכ׳ (not טפו) after all, not only its boughs in swinging, but even its main branches (extended over an area of &c.). Macc. II, 7 אילן … ונופו נוטה וכ׳ a tree which stands within the limits (of the place of refuge), but whose branches spread beyond &c. Ib.; Maasr. III, 10 הכל הולך אחר הנ׳ the location of the branches decides the nature of the territory; Tosef. Arakh. V, 14 הנִיף. Kidd. 40ᵇ; a. e.—Pl. נוֹפִים, נוֹפִין, נוֹפוֹת. Num. R. s. 20 מי שאינו בקי קוצץ את הנ׳ וכ׳ he who is no expert (in felling trees) lops off the branches, each branch separately, and gets tired. Yalk. Ps. 755 (ref. to יפה נוף, Ps. XLVIII, 3) [read:] יפה בנ׳ שלה בהקפת וכ׳ she (Israel) is beautiful with her waving boughs when marching around the altar (on the Feast of Booths); Pesik. R. s. 41 יפה שלה (corr. acc.; Friedm. emends יָפֶה נוף שלה).