חַלְתָּא

חַלְתָּאf. (חלל, cmp. חֵילַת I) a loose wicker-work used for making bee-hives, strainers, for wine presses, screens Snh.107a תותי ח׳ behind a screen (Rashi: bee-hive; Yalk. Sam. 148 כילתא). Ib. פתקה לח׳ it (the arrow) made an opening in the screen. Sabb.35a ח׳ בת תרי כורי a basket containing two khor. Ib. 74b האי מאן דעבד ח׳ he who makes a wicker-work on the Sabbath (going through the whole process of cutting reeds &c).Pl. חַלָּאתָא, חַלָּתָא. Ab. Zar.75a חלתא דיקוליוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. דקולי וחלא׳, Ar. incorr. ח׳ דדיק׳) the palm or reed strainers which are twined with ropes of palm-rind.