אֲפֵילָא

אֲפֵילָא, אַפְלָאch. sam(אפיל sheeps which conceive late in the season). M. Kat. 6b אפלא וקא משוי להוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. א׳ קא, diff. vers. in Rashi) it is a slowly growing garden and by watering he makes it fast growing.Pl. m. אֲפֵילֵי, אַפְלֵי. Targ. Koh. 11:2 late seeds. Taan.3b אפילי late clouds (after the rain), v. חָרְפָא. Nidd.65b חרפי ואפלי earlier and later crops (in two succeeding years, so that the interval of time varies). Pl. f. אֲפֵילָתָא, אַפְלָתָא Targ. O. Ex. 9:32. R. Hash. 8a late conceiving, sluggish sheep, opp. חָרְפְּיָיתָא.