סְקִיפַס, שְׁקִי׳ m. (denom. of סְקִיף or שְׁקוֹף) one whose occiput has the shape of a lintel (having an angular projection). Bekh. VII, 1 (43ᵃ) (Mish. a. Ar. ש׳). Ib. 43ᵇ ס׳ מאחוריו וכ׳ s’ḳifas refers to the hinder part of the head, as people say ש̇ק̇יל פ̇יס̇א, a piece is taken off.
סְקִיפַס
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סְקִיפַס , שְׁקִי׳ m. (denom. of סְקִיף or שְׁקוֹף ) one whose occiput has the shape of a lintel (having an angular projection). Bekh. VII, 1 ( 43ᵃ )…
References
- Jastrow, סְקִיף 1
- Jastrow, שְׁקוֹף 1
- Mishnah Bekhorot 7:1
- Bekhorot 43a
- Jastrow, ש׳ 1