[Avodah] totafos [was: Lying to protect the simple of faith]

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From: "Richard Wolpoe" <rabbirichwolpoe at gmail.com>
>>I  could be wrong but IIRC the Mishna calls a ttoefs as a tachshit a woman
wers  on her forehead <<
 

>>>>>
Jastrow says totefes is an ornament worn on the  forehead, and Alkalay 
suggests a root from tiftef (tes peh tes peh) meaning to  sparkle.

 

--Toby  Katz
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