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ṣwp, ṣwpˀ n.m. sheep; wool
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sheep (in general) or fleece (?)
OAEast
Brussels 59.7↗ ṣwpn 4 : (2 rams, 1 ewe, and 1 lamb, altogether) 4 sheep
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wool, fleece
OfAEg-inf, JPAEpig, Sam, Man
T-S K1.143 19.9↗ תתן עליה בציף דלא מ̊[٠٠٠‏ : put it onto it with wool that is not ... ; SamTgJ Lev13:47↗ בלבוש צוף אי בלבוש כתנים‏ : in a woolen garment or in a linen garment ; GY 210:2↗ hiuar rišẖ mn haupia mia uziqnẖ mn ṣupia ḏaqamra hiuara : his head is whiter than water's spume and his beard than fleeces of white wool
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JPAmagic ציף and see Jastrow s.v. צִיפָּא III
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Given that this word occurs in both Akkadian (a type of sheep with very white wool, see CAD Ṣ p. 249 and note the lexical entry [ṣu-u]p-pu = im-me-ru) and Arabic "wool", there is little reason to view it as a foreign word in Aramaic in spite of its rarity.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: Jastrow: 1278Tal Sam: 727

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