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תיבו , det. תיבותה n.f. vessel, chest, word (SA תבו Ham 610:96, H תיבה Jast 1643) 1. vessel: sg. תיבו דגמי TN Ex 2:3 [H תבת גמא ]; ib. Gen 6:14; תיבותה ib. 7:18[02]; 7:23; 2. chest, box: sg. a. general: ריגליה הוות פשיטא על תיבותא his foot was stretched out on the chest Pea 15c(22) // Qid 61b(11); מפתחא דתיבותא the key to the chest ib. 21 // ib. 10; b. esp. the ark containing the Torah scrolls: עבר חד קומי תיבותא a certain person went before the ark (to lead the prayers) Ber 9c(31); ib. 35; Pes 32c(55); Tan 67a(61); Svu 33b(2); 3. word: sg. הי בריש{י}<א> דתיבותא he at the beginning of the word PRK 181:12; VRVar 17:6; דכתבין יוד באמצע תיבותה וקרין וו (words in which) one writes yod in the middle of the word and reads waw MMDam Gen 24:33; ib. Lev 20:14 On mng. 3, v. Bacher, Term 2:232. 