כנף II, כנפא

כְּנַףII, כַּנְפָא ch. sam( כָּנָף (mostly) m. (b. h.; preced. wds.; cmp. גַּף II) (bend, wing, wing-feather.), 1) wing, lap. Targ. 1 Kings 6:24; a. fr.Targ. Zech. 8:23; a. fr.B. Mets.85a בכַנְפֵיה דרבו in the lap of Rabbis garment. Sabb.5a פשיט כנפיהוכ׳ he spread the lap of his garment and received it. B. Bath.12b בכנפיה דאבוה on her fathers lap. Ib. 58a בכַנְפָהּ דשרה in Sarahs lap; a. fr.(Euphem. Targ. Deut. 23:1, v. preced.Trnsf. protection. Targ. II Esth. 9:14.Pl. כַּנְפִין, כַּנְפַיָּא, כַּנְפֵי. Ib. Targ. Ez. 17:3. Targ. O. Num. 15:38; a. fr.כַּנְפָתָא, constr. כַּנְפָת Targ. Y. II ib., emend. by Bxt., ed. צָנְפַת. 2) בַּת כַּנְפָא name of an unclean bird. Targ. O. Deut. 14:13 (h. text הראה).