שְׁפוֹת

שְׁפוֺת (Kö^{ii. 1. 186}) noun feminine dubious, perhaps cream (as skimmed of ? compare Wetzst^{ZAW iii (1883), 276 f.}, who connects with Arabic cream, and this with √ take off the top (but שׁ = ?); EV cheese (after ᵑ6 ᵑ7, compare ARSK^{KB 3091})); — construct שְׁפוֺת בָּקָר 2Sam 17:29 cream of the herd ( + דְּבַשׁ וְחֶמְאָה וְצאֹן), compare Now Bu; ᵐ5. of Lucian HPS calves.