Jastrow: פּוּנְדָּקִית

פּוּנְדָּקִית f. (preced. art.) hostess, innkeeper. Dem. III, 5; Ḥull. 6ᵇ הנותן לפ׳ שלו if one gives to his hostess (provisions to prepare). Yeb. XVI, 7 ובחזרתן אמרו לפ׳ וכ׳ and when they came back, they asked the (gentile) innkeeper. Ib. ולא תהא כהנת כפ׳ should a priest’s wife not be as good (an evidence) as that innkeeper? לכשתהא כפ׳ when she will be (offering such evidence) as that innkeeper; Tosef. Yeb. end לכשתהא פ׳ (corr. acc.). Esth. R. to I, 9 (proverbial expression) לא תהא כהנת כפ׳ should the priest’s wife &c., i.e. should the Lord not be at least as much revered as the idols?; Lam. R. introd. (R. Yitsḥ. 3); a. e.