حوّفهُ

, (K,) verbal noun تَحْوِيفٌ, (TA,) He put him, or it, on the حَافَة, (K, TA,) i. e., the side. (TA.)

It (the [rain called] وَسْمِىّ) surrounded it; namely, a place; (K;) as though it took its حَافَاتِ [or sides]. (TA.)

سُلِّطَ عَلَيْهِمْ طَاعُونٌ يُحَوِّفُ القُلُوبَ, occurring in a tradition, means [A pestilence was made to overcome them] turning the hearts [of those witnessing its effects] from confidence, and inclining them to removal and flight therefrom; (K, * TA;) from حَافَةٌ signifying the “ side ” of a place: (TA:) but some relate it otherwise, saying ↓ يَحُوفُ, like يَقُولُ: (K:) and some say يُحَرِّفُ; and thus A' Obeyd affirms it to be. (TA. [See 2 in article حرف.])