עָנָף c. (b. h.; ramification, branch, foliage; locks. Men. 42ᵃ אין ציצית אלא ע׳ tsitsith (Num. XV, 38, sq.) means locks (fringes), as we read (Ez. VIII, 3) &c. Sifra Emor, Par. 12, ch. XVI (ref. to עץ עבת, Lev. XXIII, 40) את שעֲנַף עצו דומה וכ׳ (not עצן), v. עָבוֹת; Pesik. Ul’kaḥ., p. 183ᵇ עץ שע׳ עצו (corr. acc.).—Pl. עֲנָפִים. Succ. 32ᵇ שעֲנָפָיו חופין וכ׳; Y. ib. III, 53ᶜ bot., v. עָבוֹת. Ib. ענפיו חופות וכ׳ its (the Zargunah’s) foliage covers the largest portion of it, but forms no veil; a. e.
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עָנָף c. (b. h.; ramification, branch, foliage ; locks . Men. 42ᵃ אין ציצית אלא ע׳ tsitsith ( Num. XV, 38 , sq.) means locks (fringes), as we read (…
References
- Menachot 42a:3
- Numbers 15:38
- Ezekiel 8:3
- Leviticus 23:40
- Jastrow, עָבוֹת 1
- Sukkah 32b:17