פָּעַם (b. h.) to beat, knock.
Pi. - פִּיעֵם to beat, perturb. Gen. R. s. 18 (play on הפעם, Gen. II, 23) זו היא שהיתה מְפַעַמְתֵּנִי וכ׳ this is she who perturbed me the whole night; Yalk. ib. 24 (corr. acc.).
Nif. - נִפְעַם,
Hithpa. - הִתְפָּעַם to be perturbed, troubled. Gen. R. s. 89; Tanḥ. Miḳḳ. 2 (distinction between וַתִּפָּעֶם (Gen. XLI, 8) and וַתִּתְפָּעֶם (Dan. II, 1); Yalk. Dan. 1060; Yalk. Gen. 147. Midr. Till. to Ps. LXXVII מִתְפָּעֶמֶת אני והולכת I am constantly perturbed (sleepless); a. e.