- חוּפְיָא
- חוּפְיָאm. (חוּף I) 1) rubbing. Ber.6a מח׳ דידהו from their (the demons) rubbing against their clothing. 2) broom. Succ.32a דעביד כי ח׳ it has the shape of a broom. B. Kam.96a if one stole palm-leaves ועבדינהו ח׳ and made a broom of them. (Ar. הָפְיָא, Var. הוּפְיָא, v. Rabb. D. S. to Succ. l. c. note 2.
Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature. Jastrow, Marcus. 1903.
