CAL: ṣyb, ṣybˀ

small piece

JLAtg, CPA

TgJ Hos1:4var.↗ אֲרֵי עוֹד צִיב מִזְעֵיר‏ˀəarey ˁowd ṣiyb mizəˁeyrܐܲܪܹܝ ܥܘܿܘܕ ܨܼܝܒ ܡܼܙܥܹܝܪ‏ܐܲܪܹܝ ܥܘܿܘܕ ܨܼܝܒ ܡܼܙܥܹܝܪ‏ˀəarey ˁowd ṣiyb mizəˁeyrאֲרֵי עוֹד צִיב מִזְעֵיר‏ܐܲܪܹܝ ܥܘܿܘܕ ܨܼܝܒ ܡܼܙܥܹܝܪ‏ܐܲܪܹܝ ܥܘܿܘܕ ܨܼܝܒ ܡܼܙܥܹܝܪ‏ : [MT כִּי־עוֹד מְעַט] †

(1)

pl. wood chips, firewood

OfA^Ideog., JBA, Man, LJLA

BT Pes 8a(39)↗ בי ציבי ובי תמרי‏by ṣyby wby tmryܒܝ ܨܝܒܝ ܘܒܝ ܬܡܪܝ‏ܒܝ ܨܝܒܝ ܘܒܝ ܬܡܪܝ‏by ṣyby wby tmryבי ציבי ובי תמרי‏ܒܝ ܨܝܒܝ ܘܒܝ ܬܡܪܝ‏ܒܝ ܨܝܒܝ ܘܒܝ ܬܡܪܝ‏ : the firewood shed and the date shed ; MG 18:56.1.28↗ אקלידא דבי ציבי‏ˀqlydˀ dby ṣybyܐܩܠܝܕܐ ܕܒܝ ܨܝܒܝ‏ܐܩܠܝܕܐ ܕܒܝ ܨܝܒܝ‏ˀqlydˀ dby ṣybyאקלידא דבי ציבי‏ܐܩܠܝܕܐ ܕܒܝ ܨܝܒܝ‏ܐܩܠܝܕܐ ܕܒܝ ܨܝܒܝ‏ : the key to the firewood-storehouse ; AlmaRR 168↗ ṣibia ḏmn ˁlana ḏmušk : firewood from a mulberry tree ; PJ Num7:5↗ ויהון ציבי לצרוך סידורא‏wyhwn ṣyby lṣrwk sydwrˀܘܝܗܘܢ ܨܝܒܝ ܠܨܪܘܟ ܣܝܕܘܪܐ‏ܘܝܗܘܢ ܨܝܒܝ ܠܨܪܘܟ ܣܝܕܘܪܐ‏wyhwn ṣyby lṣrwk sydwrˀויהון ציבי לצרוך סידורא‏ܘܝܗܘܢ ܨܝܒܝ ܠܨܪܘܟ ܣܝܕܘܪܐ‏ܘܝܗܘܢ ܨܝܒܝ ܠܨܪܘܟ ܣܝܕܘܪܐ‏ : let the firewood be for the offering

(2)

ܨܼܝ̈ܒܸܐ ܕܒܸܣܪܵܐ : small chunks of meat

Syr

BhGr 212:16 text not cited ; BBah 1664:6↗ text not cited

a flavored chip added to a drink

JBA

BT BM 29b(46)↗ ולא אמרן אלא דלא שדא בהו ציבא אבל שדא בהו ציבא לית לן בה‏wlˀ ˀmrn ˀlˀ dlˀ šdˀ bhw ṣybˀ ˀbl šdˀ bhw ṣybˀ lyt ln bhܘܠܐ ܐܡܪܢ ܐܠܐ ܕܠܐ ܫܕܐ ܒܗܘ ܨܝܒܐ ܐܒܠ ܫܕܐ ܒܗܘ ܨܝܒܐ ܠܝܬ ܠܢ ܒܗ‏ܘܠܐ ܐܡܪܢ ܐܠܐ ܕܠܐ ܫܕܐ ܒܗܘ ܨܝܒܐ ܐܒܠ ܫܕܐ ܒܗܘ ܨܝܒܐ ܠܝܬ ܠܢ ܒܗ‏wlˀ ˀmrn ˀlˀ dlˀ šdˀ bhw ṣybˀ ˀbl šdˀ bhw ṣybˀ lyt ln bhולא אמרן אלא דלא שדא בהו ציבא אבל שדא בהו ציבא לית לן בה‏ܘܠܐ ܐܡܪܢ ܐܠܐ ܕܠܐ ܫܕܐ ܒܗܘ ܨܝܒܐ ܐܒܠ ܫܕܐ ܒܗܘ ܨܝܒܐ ܠܝܬ ܠܢ ܒܗ‏ܘܠܐ ܐܡܪܢ ܐܠܐ ܕܠܐ ܫܕܐ ܒܗܘ ܨܝܒܐ ܐܒܠ ܫܕܐ ܒܗܘ ܨܝܒܐ ܠܝܬ ܠܢ ܒܗ‏ : we are speaking only in where he did not put a chip in them, but if he put a chip in them, we are not concerned

pl. : a derogatory description of people

Man

☛Derivatives▶

ṣbṣb vb. — to diminish
- ṣbṣwb v.n.Q — small amount
ṣyb ṣyb adv. — a little at a time
ṣīḇānāy(?), ṣīḇnāy(?) adj. — made of small pieces
ṣybḥd adv. — a small amount
ṣīḇāy adj. — made of small plates
ṣybytˀ n.m. — shuttle (of a loom)

✎Notes & Bibliography▶

Meaning 2 is separated from the more common usage in DJBA. Apparently, though, the author was unfamiliar with a cinammon stick!

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJBA: 958bJastrow: 1274Drower/Macuch: 392bJ. Payne-Smith: 477DNWSI: 966DCPA[Schulthess]: 353[169]