Hebrew

Verb

פָּאָה • ‎(paá) ‎(pa'al construction)

1. (archaic) To puff, that is, blow away: – scatter into corners.

References

• “H6284”, in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979

Etymology 2

Noun

פֵּאָה • ‎(peá) f ‎(plural indefinite פֵּאוֹת, singular construct פְּאַת־, plural construct פְּאוֹת־)

1. a wig

   בימי הביניים נהגו השופטים לחבוש פאות בצבע לבן.‎ ― In the Middle Ages judges used to wear white wigs.

2. a face (of a polyhedron)
3. a sidelock
4. a sideburn
5. (Biblical Hebrew) corner, edge

Derived terms

פאה נוכרית ‎(peá nochrít) (wig)

Usage notes

• The spelling פְּאָה also exists.

Proper noun

פֵּאָה • ‎(peá)

1. (Judaism) One of the 613 commandments: to leave a corner of the field uncut for the poor.
2. Pe'ah: The second tractate in the Seder Zeraim of the Mishnah and of the Talmud, who's first part deals with that commandment.

Ladino

Etymology

From Hebrew פֶּאַה ‎(peá).

Noun

פֶּאַה f ‎(Hebrew spelling)

1. sidelock