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zg, zgˀ
(zag, zaggā)
n.m.
cymbal; bell
1
bell, cymbal
JLAtg
,
Syr
,
JBA
,
LJLA
▶
5 citations
TgO Ex28:33
↗
וְזַגִין"וְזוֹגִין" דִדהַב
wəzagiyn"wəzowgiyn" didhab
ܘܙܲܓܼܝܢ"ܘܙܘܿܘܓܼܝܢ" ܕܼܕܗܲܒ
ܘܙܲܓܼܝܢ"ܘܙܘܿܘܓܼܝܢ" ܕܼܕܗܲܒ
wəzagiyn"wəzowgiyn" didhab
וְזַגִין"וְזוֹגִין" דִדהַב
ܘܙܲܓܼܝܢ"ܘܙܘܿܘܓܼܝܢ" ܕܼܕܗܲܒ
ܘܙܲܓܼܝܢ"ܘܙܘܿܘܓܼܝܢ" ܕܼܕܗܲܒ
;
P Ex28:33
↗
ܙ̈ܓܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ
z̈gˀ ddhbˀ
זגא דדהבא
ܙ̈ܓܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ
z̈gˀ ddhbˀ
זגא דדהבא
ܙ̈ܓܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ
ܙ̈ܓܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ
;
P 2Ch34:3
↗
ܘܢܡܪ̈ܐ ܘܚܘܓ̈ܒܐ ܘܥܩ̈ܐ ܘܙܓ̈ܐ
wnmr̈ˀ wḥwg̈bˀ wˁq̈ˀ wzg̈ˀ
ונמרא וחוגבא ועקא וזגא
ܘܢܡܪ̈ܐ ܘܚܘܓ̈ܒܐ ܘܥܩ̈ܐ ܘܙܓ̈ܐ
wnmr̈ˀ wḥwg̈bˀ wˁq̈ˀ wzg̈ˀ
ונמרא וחוגבא ועקא וזגא
ܘܢܡܪ̈ܐ ܘܚܘܓ̈ܒܐ ܘܥܩ̈ܐ ܘܙܓ̈ܐ
ܘܢܡܪ̈ܐ ܘܚܘܓ̈ܒܐ ܘܥܩ̈ܐ ܘܙܓ̈ܐ
: leopards and idols and necklaces and bells [MT וְהַפְּסִלִים וְהַמַּסֵּכוֹת, i.e., animal and human shaped idols and smelted items? compare LXX]
;
BT Nid 17a(8; M)
מקרקיש זגי דכילת׳
mqrqyš zgy dkylt'
ܡܩܪܩܝܫ ܙܓܝ ܕܟܝܠܬ܊
ܡܩܪܩܝܫ ܙܓܝ ܕܟܝܠܬ܊
mqrqyš zgy dkylt'
מקרקיש זגי דכילת׳
ܡܩܪܩܝܫ ܙܓܝ ܕܟܝܠܬ܊
ܡܩܪܩܝܫ ܙܓܝ ܕܟܝܠܬ܊
: he would ring the bells of his net
;
TgEsth
2
6:10(1)
↗
ותליין בארבע קרנאתא דיליה זגא דדהבא ורומנא לכל רוחא ורוחא
wtlyyn bˀrbˁ qrnˀtˀ dylyh zgˀ ddhbˀ wrwmnˀ lkl rwḥˀ wrwḥˀ
ܘܬܠܝܝܢ ܒܐܪܒܥ ܩܪܢܐܬܐ ܕܝܠܝܗ ܙܓܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܘܪܘܡܢܐ ܠܟܠ ܪܘܚܐ ܘܪܘܚܐ
ܘܬܠܝܝܢ ܒܐܪܒܥ ܩܪܢܐܬܐ ܕܝܠܝܗ ܙܓܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܘܪܘܡܢܐ ܠܟܠ ܪܘܚܐ ܘܪܘܚܐ
wtlyyn bˀrbˁ qrnˀtˀ dylyh zgˀ ddhbˀ wrwmnˀ lkl rwḥˀ wrwḥˀ
ותליין בארבע קרנאתא דיליה זגא דדהבא ורומנא לכל רוחא ורוחא
ܘܬܠܝܝܢ ܒܐܪܒܥ ܩܪܢܐܬܐ ܕܝܠܝܗ ܙܓܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܘܪܘܡܢܐ ܠܟܠ ܪܘܚܐ ܘܪܘܚܐ
ܘܬܠܝܝܢ ܒܐܪܒܥ ܩܪܢܐܬܐ ܕܝܠܝܗ ܙܓܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܘܪܘܡܢܐ ܠܟܠ ܪܘܚܐ ܘܪܘܚܐ
: on its four corners are hung a golden bell and a pomegranate in every direction
2
mortar
Syr
▶
1 citation
DuvB2 35:14
text not cited
3
large grape pit? (
see also s.v.
zwg
#3)
JBAg
▶
1 citation
TG As28 58:2
עינבי דהאו[ו] בהם זגא
ˁynby dhˀw[w] bhm zgˀ
ܥܝܢܒܝ ܕܗܐܘ[ܘ] ܒܗܡ ܙܓܐ
ܥܝܢܒܝ ܕܗܐܘ[ܘ] ܒܗܡ ܙܓܐ
ˁynby dhˀw[w] bhm zgˀ
עינבי דהאו[ו] בהם זגא
ܥܝܢܒܝ ܕܗܐܘ[ܘ] ܒܗܡ ܙܓܐ
ܥܝܢܒܝ ܕܗܐܘ[ܘ] ܒܗܡ ܙܓܐ
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Derivatives
▶
zaggōn, zaggōnā
n.m.
— bell, small cymbal
zaggāy
adj.
— provided with cymbals
*zaḡzūḡ, zaḡzūgā
n.m.
— small cymbal
zang, zangā; znāḡā
n.m.
— ringing; series
zng
vb.
— D to ring a bell
zangāy, zangāyā
n.m.
— hell-beast/demon
zwg, zwgˀ
n.m.
— bell
bar zōḡ, bar zawgā
n.m.
— comrade, mate
brzg
vb.
— to arrange marriage matches
zawgānāy
adj.
— even
zawgānāyū, zawgānāyūṯā
n.f.
— appearing in pairs
zwwˀ
n.m.
— pair
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Notes & Bibliography
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See s.v.
zng
note. See also s.vv.
zwg
and
gz
#2.
The Geonic citation meaning "grape pit", treated by
DJBA
as of uncertain meaning, should probably just be taken to be Hebrew, since the correct Aramaic form for that cognate would seem to be
zwg
.
Page refs. in other dictionaries:
LS2:
364[188]
DJBA:
399a
Jastrow:
380
J. Payne-Smith:
110
Levy Ch-W:
1:210
Audo:
1:260
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