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יַצִּיב‏ adj. certain

certain BA^Dan, LJLA. Dan 2:45 : יַצִּיב חֶלְמָא וּמְהֵימַן פִּשְׁרֵהּ‏ the dream is certain and its interpretation is reliable. TgTosPr Jer.46:18 : ארי כמא דיציב דתבור איתגבר ביני טוריא‏ for just as it is certain that Tabor was the mightiest among the mountains. מִן יַצִּיב‏ actually, surely BA^Dan. Dan 2:8 : מִן־יַצִּיב יָדַע אֲנָה דִּי עִדָנָא אַנְתּוּן זָבְנִין‏ actually I know that you are buying time. firm, well-established JLAtg, LJLA. TgJ Zec14:9 : אֲרֵי שְמֵיה יַצִיב בְעָלְמָא‏ . TgPs37:35 : תקיפא וחסין היך אילן יציב ועבוף‏ strong and mighty like a well-established, leafy tree.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJBA: 540; Jastrow: 588; Levy Ch-W: 1:341; DNWSI: 465;

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Derivatives:

yṣybˀ (yaṣṣīḇā) adv. certainly