חוֹצַף, (חצף) barefacedness, boldness, impudence. Targ. Jer. III, 3. Targ. Y. Num. XVI, 2; a. e.—Sot. 49ᵇ (IX, 15) in the Messianic period ח׳ יסגא impudence will prevail (Snh. 97ᵃ העזות תרבה). Snh. 105ᵃ ח׳ אפי׳ וכ׳ boldness will carry its point even against heaven. Ib. ח׳ מלכותא וכ׳ insolence is a royal power without a crown. B. Bath. 155ᵇ, a. e.