- סְפִקְלָטוֹר
- סְפִקְלָאטוֹר, סְפִקְלָטוֹרmasc. (speculator, v. אִיסְפִּקְלָטוֹר) executioner. Sifré Num. 91. Lev. R. s. 26 נעשה ס׳ לכלוכ׳ (the serpent) has become the executioner for all who break down fences (of customs, with ref. to Koh. 10:8). Lam. R. to II, 1; a. fr.Pl. סְפִקְלָטוֹרִים, סְפִקְלָטוֹרִין. Ib. introd. (R. Josh. 2) לפתח … ספקלטרים ‘to open the mouth for murder (Ezek. 21:27) refers to the executioners. Pirké dR. El. ch. XLVIII סְפִקְלָטוֹרֵי פרעה (not סנקלטורי) Pharaohs executioners; a. e.
Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature. Jastrow, Marcus. 1903.
