הֲקָצָה II, (קוּץ, קָצַץ) cutting, הֲקָצַת שפתים (cmp. Prov. XVI, 30) cutting the lips, i.e. contracting the mouth for a blasphemous expression. Snh. 65ᵃ Ar. a. Ms. K. (ed. עקימת, v. עֲקִימָה).