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ṣbt, ṣbtˀ
(ṣḇaṯ, ṣeḇtā)
n.m.
ornament
1
ornament, ornamentation
Syr
,
Man
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3 citations
Pel 1:26
ܟܕ ܒܡܨܒܬܐ ܒܨܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ܂ ܘܒܡܪ̈ܓܢܝܬܐ ܘܒ̈ܬܒܥܐ ܘܒܟ̈ܐܦܐ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ
kd bmṣbtˀ bṣb̈tˀ ddhbˀ. wbmr̈gnytˀ wb̈tbˁˀ wbk̈ˀpˀ ṭb̈tˀ
כד במצבתא בצבתא דדהבא٠ ובמרגניתא ובתבעא ובכאפא טבתא
ܟܕ ܒܡܨܒܬܐ ܒܨܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ܂ ܘܒܡܪ̈ܓܢܝܬܐ ܘܒ̈ܬܒܥܐ ܘܒܟ̈ܐܦܐ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ
kd bmṣbtˀ bṣb̈tˀ ddhbˀ. wbmr̈gnytˀ wb̈tbˁˀ wbk̈ˀpˀ ṭb̈tˀ
כד במצבתא בצבתא דדהבא٠ ובמרגניתא ובתבעא ובכאפא טבתא
ܟܕ ܒܡܨܒܬܐ ܒܨܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ܂ ܘܒܡܪ̈ܓܢܝܬܐ ܘܒ̈ܬܒܥܐ ܘܒܟ̈ܐܦܐ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ
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
ṣeḇtāˀ damyatar qḏām ˀalāhāˀ
צֶבתָּא דַּמיַתַּר קדָם אַלָהָא
ܨܸܒ݂ܬ̇ܵܐ ܕ݁ܲܡܝܲܬ݁ܲܪ ܩܕ݂ܵܡ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ
ṣeḇtāˀ damyatar qḏām ˀalāhāˀ
צֶבתָּא דַּמיַתַּר קדָם אַלָהָא
ܨܸܒ݂ܬ̇ܵܐ ܕ݁ܲܡܝܲܬ݁ܲܪ ܩܕ݂ܵܡ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ
ܨܸܒ݂ܬ̇ܵܐ ܕ݁ܲܡܝܲܬ݁ܲܪ ܩܕ݂ܵܡ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ
;
P Sirach 43:9
↗
ܨܒܬܐ/ܨܦܬܐ/ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܘܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܟܘܟܒ̈ܐ
ṣbtˀ/ṣptˀ/ dšmyˀ wtšbwḥtˀ dkwkb̈ˀ
צבתא/צפתא/ דשמיא ותשבוחתא דכוכבא
ܨܒܬܐ/ܨܦܬܐ/ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܘܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܟܘܟܒ̈ܐ
ṣbtˀ/ṣptˀ/ dšmyˀ wtšbwḥtˀ dkwkb̈ˀ
צבתא/צפתא/ דשמיא ותשבוחתא דכוכבא
ܨܒܬܐ/ܨܦܬܐ/ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܘܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܟܘܟܒ̈ܐ
ܨܒܬܐ/ܨܦܬܐ/ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܘܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܟܘܟܒ̈ܐ
: the ornamentation of the heavens and splendor of the stars
2
beauty, glory
Man
▶
1 citation
GY 12:17
↗
hab busma lmia uṣauta lnura
: give sweet taste to the water and beauty to the fire
(1)
beauty treatment
LJLA
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1 citation
TgEsth
2
2:12(0)
↗
כדין ישלמון יומתהא דציביתהון מטול דאיבסמת שית׳ ירחין במישחא דמירא ושית׳ ירחין בבוסמנו ובתקוני נשיא
kdyn yšlmwn ywmthˀ dṣybythwn mṭwl dˀybsmt šyt' yrḥyn bmyšḥˀ dmyrˀ wšyt' yrḥyn bbwsmnw wbtqwny nšyˀ
ܟܕܝܢ ܝܫܠܡܘܢ ܝܘܡܬܗܐ ܕܨܝܒܝܬܗܘܢ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܐܝܒܣܡܬ ܫܝܬ܊ ܝܪܚܝܢ ܒܡܝܫܚܐ ܕܡܝܪܐ ܘܫܝܬ܊ ܝܪܚܝܢ ܒܒܘܣܡܢܘ ܘܒܬܩܘܢܝ ܢܫܝܐ
ܟܕܝܢ ܝܫܠܡܘܢ ܝܘܡܬܗܐ ܕܨܝܒܝܬܗܘܢ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܐܝܒܣܡܬ ܫܝܬ܊ ܝܪܚܝܢ ܒܡܝܫܚܐ ܕܡܝܪܐ ܘܫܝܬ܊ ܝܪܚܝܢ ܒܒܘܣܡܢܘ ܘܒܬܩܘܢܝ ܢܫܝܐ
kdyn yšlmwn ywmthˀ dṣybythwn mṭwl dˀybsmt šyt' yrḥyn bmyšḥˀ dmyrˀ wšyt' yrḥyn bbwsmnw wbtqwny nšyˀ
כדין ישלמון יומתהא דציביתהון מטול דאיבסמת שית׳ ירחין במישחא דמירא ושית׳ ירחין בבוסמנו ובתקוני נשיא
ܟܕܝܢ ܝܫܠܡܘܢ ܝܘܡܬܗܐ ܕܨܝܒܝܬܗܘܢ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܐܝܒܣܡܬ ܫܝܬ܊ ܝܪܚܝܢ ܒܡܝܫܚܐ ܕܡܝܪܐ ܘܫܝܬ܊ ܝܪܚܝܢ ܒܒܘܣܡܢܘ ܘܒܬܩܘܢܝ ܢܫܝܐ
ܟܕܝܢ ܝܫܠܡܘܢ ܝܘܡܬܗܐ ܕܨܝܒܝܬܗܘܢ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܐܝܒܣܡܬ ܫܝܬ܊ ܝܪܚܝܢ ܒܡܝܫܚܐ ܕܡܝܪܐ ܘܫܝܬ܊ ܝܪܚܝܢ ܒܒܘܣܡܢܘ ܘܒܬܩܘܢܝ ܢܫܝܐ
: 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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Form & Usage
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also spelled (confused with?)
ܨܦܬܐ
in a few texts; Mand.
ṣauta
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Derivatives
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ṣbt
vb.
— to prepare; D to adorn
ṣbṭ
vb.
— to prepare something ornate
ṣbtw, ṣbtwtˀ
n.f.
— ornamentation
meṣṭabbṯān, meṣṭabbṯānā
nom.ag.Dt
— well groomed
meṣṭabbṯānū, meṣṭabbṯānūṯā
n.f.
— adornment
məṣabbəṯān, məṣabbəṯānā
nom.ag.D
— decorator, adorner
mṣabbəṯū, mṣabbəṯūṯā
n.f.
— ornamentation
tṣbwt, tṣbwtˀ
n.m.
— ornamentation
taṣbīṯ, taṣbīṯā
n.m.
— decoration, ornamentation
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Notes & Bibliography
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See
AIOA
95 for an extensive discussion of likely etymology.
Page refs. in other dictionaries:
LS2:
1273[620]
Jastrow:
1260
Drower/Macuch:
386a, 386b
J. Payne-Smith:
473
DNWSI:
959
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