Jastrow: קִיטְרָא

קִיטְרָא, קוּטְ׳, קִטְ׳ m. (קְטַר I) knot, band. — Pl. קִיטְרִין, קִיטְרֵי, קִטְ׳, קוּטְ׳. Targ. II Esth. VI, 10 קִ׳ חרציה וכ׳ (some ed. קַ׳, v. Dan. V, 6) the knots of (the belt of) his loins were loosed, v. קְטוֹר.—Ḥull. 51ᵇ, v. אִיזְלָא. Ib. 51ᵃ אי אית ביה ק׳ if the stick is knotty (has hard protuberances). Pes. 74ᵃ שיעי ק׳ (Ms. O. קיטריה, Rashi קוטריה) the knots on the branch of a pomegranate tree are smooth. Y. Shek. VII, beg. 50ᶜ יחכמון … קִיטְרֵיהוֹן let the wine sellers identify their knots (made as seals, v. חוֹתָם). Keth. 93ᵃ, a. e. חייתא דק׳, v. חַיְיתָא IV; a. fr.—Trnsf. a) bands, alliances. Targ. Is. VII, 18 (?).—b) restrictions. Yeb. 107ᵇ תרי ק׳ עבדו ביה they put him under two disadvantages.