עִרְבּוּבִיתָא, (preced.) entanglement, tangles and scabs formed through uncleanliness. Ned. 81ᵃ ע׳ דרישא מיתיא וכ׳ (Ar. חרפופיתא) tangles of the head cause blindness; ע׳ דמאני scabs arising from neglected clothes; ע׳ דגופא from neglect of the body. Ib. צערא דע׳ (Yalk. Num. 787 דחיפופיתא) the suffering caused by scabs &c.—Pl. עִרְבּוּבְיָתָא. Ib. הזהרו בע׳ be on your guard against the consequences of uncleanliness.