קַנְקָל, (cancellus, κίγκλις) any reticulated object,
קַנְקָל, a perforated vessel for fumigation. Deut. R. s. 10 (ref. to Is. LV, 3) האזן לגוף כקי׳ לכלים the ear is to the body what the fumigating vessel is to garments; שכן הקי׳ כמה כלים וכ׳ as many garments are put on the ḳ. and all are fumigated, so there are 248 limbs in man, and all live through the ear (by listening to the word of God); Pesik. Shim’ʿu, p. 117ᵃ קנקל; Yalk. Jer. 264, a. Yalk. Is. 341 קנקן.—Kel. XXII, 10 קנקילין שיש בה … כסות f. (Bab. ed. קנקילן … כוסות, corr. acc.) a fumigating vessel with a receptacle for garments.
קַנְקָל, latticed gate or bar. Y. Sabb. V, beg. 7ᵇ קִינְקִילוֹן גורר a latticed gate which drags along on the ground when opened; Y. Erub. X, 26ᵇ bot. קנְקִילוֹן גודר; Tosef. ib. XI (VIII), 13 קַנְקַלִּין הגוררין Var. (ed. Zuck. קנקנין); Erub. 101ᵃ קנקן הנגרר.—Esp. pl. קַנְקַלִּים, קַנְקַלִּין, קַנְקִילִּ׳, קִינְ׳screens, bars of the court of justice, of idolatrous temples, &c. Gen. R. s. 78 (ref. to Gen. XXXIII, 3) הוי … משבעה קי׳ וכ׳ consider thyself as if placed behind seven bars and sitting as judge &c. Y’land. to Lev. XIX quot. in Ar. המולך … קנקלים וכ׳ how was the Moloch worship arranged? There was an idol behind seven enclosures &c. Y. Orl. I, end, 61ᶜ הכניסה לפנים מן הקנקי׳ when he brought it (the egg) behind the enclosures of the idolatrous temple; Y. Ab. Zar. III, 43ᵃ הקנקל׳. Ib. 42ᵈ bot. כל שהכניסו … הק׳ אסרו whatever one brings within the enclosures one makes forbidden (as an object dedicated to idolatry). Ib. II, 41ᵇ ע"ז שאין לה ק׳ … ידון לשם ק׳ if an idolatrous temple has no bars, the whole building is considered as bars (whatever is brought within the premises, is forbidden). Cant. R. to III, 4, v. צְנִיעוּת. Lev. R. s. 19, end דרך ק׳ שלשלוה לו they let her down to him over the bars; a. e.—Y. Snh. X, 28ᵈ top, v. קֶלַע III.
