שַׂרְעַפִּים, [ramifications,] שַׂרְעַפֵּי לֵב thoughts, doubts of the heart. Midr. Till. to Ps. XCII והיה … משמרו מכל רע ומכל ש׳ לב and the Sabbath day guarded him from all evil and from all doubts of the heart; ed. Bub. סַרְעַפֵּי; Pirké d’R. El. ch. XX ומנחמו מכל ס׳ לבו and comforted (relieved) him of &c.