קַבְּלָן m. (קָבַל I) 1) receiver of stolen goods.—Pl. קַבְּלָנִים, קַבְּלָנִין. Lev. R. s. 6, v. גִּיֵּיד; Yalk. ib. 471; ib. שאין הכל אלא מן הק׳ it is all the fault of the receivers. —2) one who assumes another man’s obligation unconditionally, differ. fr. עָרֵב; surety. B. Bath. 173ᵇ bot. וק׳ אע"פ … מן הק׳ but in the case of a Ḳabb’lan, even if the debtor has property, the creditor may sue the surety. Ib. 174ᵃ תן לו ואני ק׳ … לשון קבלנות הן when one says, give him (not, lend him), and I am surety, give him, and I will pay …, all these phrases mean absolute assumption of the obligation; a. e. —3) contractor, a hired man paid for certain work when it is done, contrad. from day-laborer; also tenant of land at a fixed rent. Tosef. B. Mets. VII, 3, v. קַבְּלָנוּת. Shebi. III, 9 והק׳ מביא מכל מקום and the building contractor may take stones (during the Sabbatical year) from any place; [oth. opin.: the tenant etc.]—Pl. קַבְּלָנִים, קַבְּלָנִין. M. Kat. 11ᵇ הק׳; Y. ib. III, 82ᵇ bot. קַבָּלָיו (from קַבָּל) his laborers hired for a certain work.