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zyg adj. clear
1
clear, shiny
JBA, JBAg
BT Pes 74b(9)↗ אי לאו דחזיתיה דזיג כי זוזא חיורא לא אכלי מניה‏ : had I not seen that it was as shiny as a white zuz I would not have eaten any of it ; TGAs28(1) 44.1.24↗ text not cited
2
transparent
JBA, LJLA
BT Ḥul 76b(1)↗ כיון דזיג{ו}<י> אע׳ג דלאחיורי‏ : when they are transparent even though they are not white ; PJ Ex19:17↗ ומן יד תלש מרי עלמא ית טוורא וזקפיה באוירא והוה זייג הי כאספקלריא‏ : the master of the universe immediately plucked up the mountain and erected it in the sky and it became transparent like a mirror †
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LJLA זייג ; JBA only p.p. זיג treated s.v. zgg vb. in DJBA, but that form is treated here as an adjective given the Mandaic equivalent zgig
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJBA: 399aJastrow: 391Levy Ch-W: 1:213

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