טְנַף

טְנַףch. sam(טנףto be soiled). Part. pass. טָנִיף. Sabb.57a טְנִיפָן they were soiled with dirt (Rashi: מִיטַּנְּפֵי Ithpa.). Pa. טַנֵּף to soil, pollute. Targ. Cant. 5:3 (ed. Lag. אטופ׳, read: אֲטַנְּפִי׳). Targ. Job 3:5 (v. טְנַן). Targ. Y. Num. 35:33. (Ib. יִטּוֹף; Targ. Y. Deut. 21:23 תְטוּפוּן, prob. to be read: יְטַנֵּף, תְטַנְּפוּן.Bekh.20a ודאי לא ט׳ it has certainly not had any secretion indicative of birth, v. preced. Ithpa. אִיטַּנֵּף to be soiled, defiled. Targ. Lam. 4:14. Targ. Job. 18:3 (v. טְמַע). Targ. Ps. 106:38; a. e.Sabb.57a, v. supra. B. Bath.82b קמִיטַּנְּפֵי פירי the fruits are soiled (will rot, when falling on moist plants).