חֲפִינָה, (חָפַן) the priest’s taking handfuls of incense (Lev. XVI, 12). Yoma 19ᵃ top ללמדו ח׳ (they took him to the house of Abtinas) to teach him the manipulation of ḥăfinah. Ib. וגמר ח׳ and he learned ḥăf. Ib. 49ᵃ בחֲפִינָתוֹ with what the dying highpriest had seized with his hands. Men. 11ᵃ והאיכא ח׳ is there not ḥăfinah among the difficult priestly functions?; a. e.