אִלְפֵּס, c. (= לֶפֶס q. v.) a tightly covered pot, stew-pot, contrad. to קדירה a boiling pot. Ned. 51ᵃ a dish goes first in a pot קודם שיורד לאי׳ before it is put in a stew-pot for steaming. Y. Ḥall. I, 58ᵃ top.—Pes. 37ᵃ מעשה אי׳ stew.—Gen. R. s. 1, end כא׳ וכיסויו as a pot with its lid.—Pl. אִלְפְּסִין. Bets. 32ᵃ, v. אִירוֹנִית.