קֶלַע II, c. (קָלַע II) twisted cord, rope; plait. Gen. R. s. 22 (ref. to Is. V, 18) כק׳ הזו של ספינה (prob. to be read עגלה) as the rope of a ship (a wagon), v. עֲבוֹת.—Pl. קְלָעִים. Yoma 47ᵃ מימי … קִלְעֵי שערי never did the beams of my house see the plaits of my hair (I always wear a cap in the house).