- קופא II
- קוֹפָאII m. (קפף; cmp. Syr. קופא vectis, P. Sm. 355 1) 1) lever, carrying pole. Targ. Y. Num. 4:12 (h. text מוֹט). Targ. Y. II ib. 13:23 קוֹפָה. 2) (cmp. גֶּפֶן) trunk, vine. B. Mets. 109b ק׳ סבא פלגא (Ms. H. קַפָּא, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 6) of the trunk of an old vine (that is cut down) the gardener gets an even share with the tenant. Ḥull.110a ק׳ סבא הוה Ar. (Ms. H. קי׳, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 10; missing in ed.) it was an old trunk.Pl. קוֹפָאֵי. B. Bath.24a בי ק׳ (Ms. F. קַפָּאֵי) between the trunks of vines. 3) that which hangs on the carrying pole. Ḥull.111a קניא בקופיה (Ar. בקַפֵּיה) the windpipe with all that hangs on it (lungs, heart ).
Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature. Jastrow, Marcus. 1903.