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ṣbt, ṣbtˀ (ṣḇaṯ, ṣeḇtā) n.m. ornament
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ornament, ornamentation
Syr, Man
Pel 1:26 ܟܕ ܒܡܨܒܬܐ ܒܨܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ܂ ܘܒܡܪ̈ܓܢܝܬܐ ܘܒ̈ܬܒܥܐ ܘܒܟ̈ܐܦܐ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ‏ : adorned with gold jewelry and with pearls, gems, and precious stones ; IPet3:4↗ ܨܸܒ݂ܬ̇ܵܐ ܕ݁ܲܡܝܲܬ݁ܲܪ ܩܕ݂ܵܡ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ‏ ; P Sirach 43:9↗ ܨܒܬܐ/ܨܦܬܐ/ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܘܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܟܘܟܒ̈ܐ‏ : the ornamentation of the heavens and splendor of the stars
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beauty, glory
Man
GY 12:17↗ hab busma lmia uṣauta lnura : give sweet taste to the water and beauty to the fire
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beauty treatment
LJLA
TgEsth2 2:12(0)↗ כדין ישלמון יומתהא דציביתהון מטול דאיבסמת שית׳ ירחין במישחא דמירא ושית׳ ירחין בבוסמנו ובתקוני נשיא‏ : thus are the days of her beauty treatment completed: because for 6 months she was spiced with myrrh oil and for 6 months with cosmetics and female preparations
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also spelled (confused with?) ܨܦܬܐ‏ in a few texts; Mand. ṣauta
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See AIOA 95 for an extensive discussion of likely etymology.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1273[620]Jastrow: 1260Drower/Macuch: 386a, 386bJ. Payne-Smith: 473DNWSI: 959

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