Jastrow: צִפְצֵף II

צִפְצֵף II 1) * (v. * (v. צוּף) to shine, be bright. Cant. R. to VI, 10 ראו … שבקעה אורה … כך גאולתן … מְצַפְצֶפֶת they saw the first dawn (v. אַיָּלָה) whose light burst forth, when R. H. said …, so will the redemption of Israel break forth in brightness; [in parallels, Y. Ber. I, 2ᶜ; Midr. Till. to Ps. XXII, a. e. our w. is omitted; perh. it ought to read: מְפוֹצֶצֶת, v. פּוּץ]. —2) (b. h.) [of voice, cmp. צנף, to be shrill,] to scream; to chirp. R. Hash. 16ᵇ sq. יורדין לגיהנם ומְצַפְצְפִין ועולין וכ׳ they (the half-wicked) will go down to Gehenna, but when they scream (in prayer), they will be permitted to come up again, as it is written (Zech. XIII, 9); (Yalk. Zech. 582 Ms. ומצפצפין כמו שעה אחת ועולין, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 9); Tosef. Snh. XIII, 3 ומצטפצפין ed. Zuck. (corr. acc.). Yalk. Kings 175 מְצַפְצֵף; Gen. R. s. 65 מצפצפין, v. צָוַץ. Koh. R. to VII, 8 שמעתי בת קול מְצַפְצֶפֶת וכ׳ I heard a divine voice shrieking and saying, return &c.; ib. XII, 7; a. e.