שְׁפִיתָה, (שָׁפַת) placing over or by the fire. Kel. VIII, 8 מכנגד שְׁפִיתַת הקדרה ולפנים from the place where the pot is placed and inside (towards the fire). Ib. 9 כור שיש בו בית ש׳ a smelting pot which has a bottom or foot whereon it can rest (Mish. ed. בור וכ׳ a hole in the ground with an arrangement for putting a pot over fire); a. e.