גפא I

גַּפָּאI ch. sam(גף II bent, joint); 1) wing, also winged animal (interch. with גַּדְפָא). Targ. Prov. 1:17; a. fr.Cant. R. to IV, 8 דמנערא גפא (Gen. R. s. 75 גרמה, Var. אגפה), v. גֵּו.Pl. גַּפִּין, גַּפַּיָּא, גַּפֵּי. Targ. Koh. 10:20. Targ. Ez. 1:6; a. fr.Lam. R. to I, 1 רבתי beg. 2) a pole with a hook for cutting off fruits on high trees; (oth. opin. a ladder hooked into the tree. Ned.89b (a proverbial phrase) רהיט בג׳ ותובלייא he ran with hook and ropes (or baskets); i. e. he tried his utmost.