חִילְתִּית, (v. חֵילַת II) assa foetida, an umbelliferous plant used, as a resin or in leaves, for a spice and for medicinal purposes. Ukts. III, 5. Sabb. XX, 3 (140ᵃ) אין שורין את הח׳ וכ׳ (Mish. ed. חִילְתִּין) you must not dissolve the resin of asa-foetida in warm water (on the Sabbath). Y. ib. XX, 17ᶜ bot. מי ח׳ a solution of &c. Ib. ח׳ עצמה וכ׳ asaf. itself is used in food for healthy persons. Ḥull. 58ᵇ (distinction between the medicinal properties of the gum and those of the leaves). Ab. Zar. II, 6 קורט של ח׳ tears of &c. (Ar. עלה וכ׳ leaves). Sifré Deut. s. 107; a. fr.