*טְפִיפִית f. (טָפַף I) circular enclosure, circumvallation.—Pl. טְפִיפִיּוֹת. Bekh. 22ᵃ מִשֶּׁיֵּרָאוּ ט׳ from the time travailing has reached that stage when the ringlike formations at the mouth of the vagina are visible (indicating the passage of the embryo’s head); [Ar. reads: קְפִיפִים, Var. קְפִיפִיּוֹת; Tosef. Ohol. VIII, 8 קְפִיפִים.]—Cmp. טֶפֶף.
טְפִיפִית
Gloss
* טְפִיפִית f. (טָפַף I) circular enclosure, circumvallation .—Pl. טְפִיפִיּוֹת . Bekh. 22ᵃ מִשֶּׁיֵּרָאוּ ט׳ from the time travailing has reached…
References
- Bekhorot 22a:6
- Tosefta Ohalot 8:8
- Jastrow, *טֶפֶף 1