גִּבֵּן m. (b. h., denom. of גַּב) hump-backed, or one having defective eye-brows. Bekh. VII, 2 R. Ḥanina … says, the gibben of the Bible (Lev. XXI, 20) is מי שיש לו שני גבים וכ׳, v. גַּב h.; oth. opin., v. s. v. גְּבִין. [Targ. Y. II extremely tall, v. גְּבִיחַ.]
גִּבֵּן
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גִּבֵּן m. (b. h., denom. of גַּב ) hump-backed , or one having defective eye-brows . Bekh. VII, 2 R. Ḥanina … says, the gibben of the Bible ( Lev.…
References
- Jastrow, גַּב 1
- Mishnah Bekhorot 7:2
- Leviticus 21:20
- Jastrow, גְּבִין I 1
- Jastrow, גְּבִיחַ 1