כּוּפְרָא

כּוּפְרָאII m. (b. h. כֹּפֶר; כפר, cmp. כַּבָּרִיתָא) pitch. Targ. O. Gen. 6:14.Arakh.19a באתרא דתקלי כ׳ where they sell pitch by the weight. Gitt.69b משחא דכ׳ oil of pitch (tar). Sabb.74b האי מאן דארתח כ׳ he who heats pitch (on the Sabbath). B. Mets.23b. Ib. 70a top בני כ׳ sailors (‘tars).Pl. כּוּפְרֵי. Sabb.67a ז׳ כ׳ מז׳ ארכי seven kinds of pitch taken from seven ships. B. Kam. 101a top. v. כַּפְרָא.