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עבץ‏ n.m. tin

tin JLAtg. TgO Num31:22 : בְרַם יָת דַהבָא וְיָת כַספָא יָת נְחָשָא יָת בַרזְלָא יָת עֲבָצָא/אְבָצָא/ וְיָת אֲבָרָא‏ . TgJ Ez22:18 : כְמָא דִמעָרַב נְחָש וֻבעֵיץ/ועבץ/ וֻבַרזַל וַאֲבָר בְגוֹ כוּרָא‏ as if copper, tin, iron, and lead were mixed together in the smelter.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: Jastrow: 1038; Levy Ch-W: 2:197;

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Derivatives:

ˀbṣ, ˀbṣˀ n.m. tin

ˁbṣ vb. to become tin-colored