חֲרוּפָה

חֲרוּפָהf. (v. חָרַף) 1) designated, betrothed. Kidd.6a האומר חֲרוּפָתִיוכ׳ if one says to a woman, Be my ḥărufah, she is betrothed, for in Judæa they call the betrothed (אֲרוּסָה) ḥărufah.Esp. שפחה ח׳ (v. Lev. 19:20) a handmaid designated to become the wife of one selected by her master. Gitt.43a איזוהי שפחה ח׳ (Ker.II, 5 only שפחה) what is the legal condition meant in the law concerning the designated handmaid?Tosef.Ker.I, 19 אשם ש׳ ח׳ the sacrifice due for sleeping with an engaged handmaid. Ib. 16; a. fr.Pl. חֲרוּפוֹת. Ker.9a; a. e. 2) defloured, v. חָרַף.