סַפְסֵירָא, c. (סְפַר; cmp. σαμψῆρα Jos. Ant. XX, 2, 2) sword. Targ. Prov. XII, 18. Targ. Esth. VIII, 15; a. e.—B. Bath. 21ᵇ שקל ס׳ למיקטליה he took up a sword to kill him. Y. Ter. VIII, 46ᵇ bot. טעין חד סַפְסֵר carrying a sword; בהדא ס׳ וכ׳ with this sword did Bar N. kill his brother. Snh. 7ᵃ כי רחימתין עזיזא אפותיא דס׳ וכ׳ when our love was strong, we found room to sleep on the broadside of a sword &.; a. e.—Pl. סַפְסֵירֵי. Targ. Prov. XXX, 14 Ms. (ed. סַפְסְרֵי).