The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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זֵיף‏ n.m. mold, forgery; falsehood

mold JLAtg. TgO Ex32:4 : ונסֵיב מִיַדהוֹן וְצָר יָתֵיה בְזֵיפָא וְעַבדֵיה עֵיגַל‏ he took (the gold) from them and formed it in a mold and made it into a calf †. TgTosPr Isaiah.57:15 : בשיקרא ובזיפא קיימין קדמך‏ they stand in Your presence with lying and falsehood.

fraud, falsehood Sam, Syr, Man, LJLA. TgTosPr Isaiah.57:15 : בשיקרא ובזיפא קיימין קדמך‏ .

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJBA: 410b; Jastrow: 393; Levy Ch-W: 1:220; Tal Sam: 229;

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Derivatives:

zyp vb. D to forge, falsify

šyzpn n.m. minter or exchequer