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זוג #2 n.m. pair, spouse, suit, scissors (< ζυγόν, ζυγά Lehnw 240; → √זווג ; CPA ܒܪ ܙܘܓܝ LSp 54) 1. pair, couple: a. people: sg. זוג תלמידים a pair of students EchR 91:20; זוגא שאל לר׳ the "pair" (i.e. the sons of R. Hiyya) asked Rabbi MS 55d(24); ... נפק זוגא לבר שאלון the "pair" went into the countryside. They asked ... Nid 50c(63); pl. מזווג זוגין he matches couples TN Dt 32:4; SYAP 47:10; b. other: sg. הדין סנדלא זוגא that pair of sandals EchR 51:5; pl. ה׳ זוג׳ בקרייה five pairs (of words) in the Bible MPDam Dt 6:13; ib. Gen 18:18; Ex 6:12; 2. spouse, partner(f.) [→ בר זוג ]: a. human: זוג כד נפק בה a spouse like him FPT Gen 2:18[02]; דכר וזוגה male and his partner TN ib. 7:9; 35:9; יחכום זוגיה let him know his partner Hag 78a(9); b. other: sg. י"ג יחידין ובכל דלית זוג thirteen cases of ובכל (in the Bible) which have no partner (i.e. do not occur with the same word following more than once) MPDam Ex 34:10; 3. pl. suit of clothes [Sy ܙܘܓܐ LS 191]: קם ולבש זוגוי he got up and put on his clothes BRV 60 1144:4; ib. 2; 4. scissors [TBA זוגא , זווא Jast 384]: sg. אייתא זוגא מביתיה וספריה he brought scissors from his house and cut his hair VR 665:4; ib. 666:1 [cf. זוג שלספרים MKel 13:1]On mng. 1.a, v. Eps, MNM 16; in Mas 52a(42) as well as in גמליאל זוגא (e.g. Hal 60a(6); Suk 53c(27); MQ 82c(15)) זוגא is app. a PN.
