- צפיר
- צְפִיר, צְפִירָאI m. (late b. h. צָפִיר; v. צְפַר I) young he-goat. Targ. Lev. 16:9, sq. Targ. Gen. 37:31. Targ. Y. II Gen. 38:26 צַפִּירָא; a. fr.Yoma 66b מאי שהי (ל)צ׳ דין דדרי חובין סגיאין Ms. M. (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note; Ar. משוך צפירהוכ׳) why does this scape-goat tarry that carries so many sins?.Pl. צְפִירִין, צְפִירַיָּא. Targ. Lev. 16:7, sq.; a. fr.Fem. צְפִירְתָּא. Ib. 4:28; a. e.Pes.42b top צ׳ דלא אִפְּתַח (sub. רחמה) a she-goat that has not given birth (Ms. M. 2 ציפרתא a bird that has not laid; v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 5, a. Ar. s. v. צפיר); Gitt.69b טחלא דצ׳וכ׳ Rashi (ed. ציפרתא) the milt of
Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature. Jastrow, Marcus. 1903.
