חורפא

חוּרְפָּאm. (חרף) sharpness, edge; pungent taste. Snh.56a ח׳ דסכינא the sharp edge of the knife. Ab. Zar.39a חוּרְפָּהּ דחלתיתא (not פיה …) the pungency of assa foetida; a. fr.Trnsf. acumen, ingenuity. B. Mets.96b לפום ח׳וכ׳ as great as a mans ingenuity, is the mistake he makes; Nidd.33b. Erub.90a אגב חוּרְפֵּיה לאוכ׳ relying on his ingenuity he did not study it carefully; B. Bath. 116b.Pl. חוּרְפֵּי. Targ. Y. Lev. 19:16 תרין חוּרְפּוֹי its double edge.