- מַכְפֵּלָה
- מַכְפֵּלָהf. (b. h.; כָּפַל) doubling, coupling. Erub.53a היינו מ׳ that is the reason why it is called ‘double cave. Ib. מאי מ׳ why is it called ?Gen. R. s. 98 שמע ישראל אבינו ממערת המ׳ hear, oh Israel, our father of the double cave!; a. e.
Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature. Jastrow, Marcus. 1903.
