לַפִּיד, a pot in which light is carried (v. Maim. to Kel. II, 8 a. Ar. s. v.); torch. Kel. II, 8 הל׳ (R. S. לפוד) the light-pot.—Midr. Till. to Ps. LII (ref. to Gen. XV, 17) ואין ל׳ אלא תורה וכ׳ torch means the Torah &c. (with ref. to Ex. XX, 18); a. e.—Pl. לַפִּידִים. Snh. 108ᵇ (ref. to לפיד, Job XII, 5) words שהם קשים כל׳ as hard as light-pots.—Trnsf. lightning, flash.—Pl. as ab. Mekh. Yithro s. 9 (ref. to Ex. l. c.) קולי קולות ולַפִּידֵי ל׳ various sounds and various flashes; וכמה … וכמה ל׳ היו were there various kinds of sounds? various kinds of flashes?; a. e.