חֲרָפָא, (v. חֲרַףAf.) early. B. Bath. 90ᵇ תרעא ח׳ וכ׳ the early market (soon after the crop) at the early market price, opp. תרעא אפלא later market.—Pl. חָרְפֵי. Targ. Koh. XI, 2 early seeds.—Taan. 3ᵇ בח׳ concerning early clouds (when rain is gathering). Nidd. 65ᵇ, v. אֲפֵילָא.—Fem. pl. חֲרָפָתָא. R. Hash. 8ᵃ Ar. (ed. חָרְפְּיָיתָא), v. אֲפֵילָא.