חוּרְפָּא, (חרף) sharpness, edge; pungent taste. Snh. 56ᵃ ח׳ דסכינא the sharp edge of the knife. Ab. Zar. 39ᵃ חוּרְפָּהּ דחלתיתא (not פיה …) the pungency of assa foetida; a. fr.—Trnsf. acumen, ingenuity. B. Mets. 96ᵇ לפום ח׳ וכ׳ as great as a man’s ingenuity, is the mistake he makes; Nidd. 33ᵇ. Erub. 90ᵃ אגב חוּרְפֵּיה לא וכ׳ relying on his ingenuity he did not study it carefully; B. Bath. 116ᵇ.—Pl. חוּרְפֵּי. Targ. Y. Lev. XIX, 16 תרין חוּרְפּוֹי its double edge.