Jastrow: זָוָוא I

זָוָוא I, זוּזָא m. (זְוֵי; cmp. זוּג, fr. זָוַג) pair, set; change of clothes; scissors (corresp. to, and interchanging with זוֹגָא). Meg. 16ᵃ לית לי זווא Ms. M. I have no scissors; אתא אליהו ושדא ליה ז׳ Elijah came and dropped a pair of scissors; (ed. זוזא, a. entirely differ. vers.; Ar. זווא). B. Mets. 116ᵃ bot. זוגא דסרבלי ed. (Ms. M. זוזי, Ms. F. זוזא; Ar. זווא) scissors for shearing shaggy woolen stuff; B. Bath. 52ᵃ; Shebu. 46ᵇ; Ab. Zar. 75ᵇ זוזא (Ar. זוו׳). Taan. 21ᵇ bot. זווא דרבנן ed. Pes. a. oth. (oth. ed. זוזא, oth. זוגא, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 100) a delegation of scholars. Meg. 7ᵃ; Succ. 4ᵇ; Sabb. 54ᵇ (an editorial gloss) בכוליה סדר מועד כל כי האי זווא וכ׳ Ar. (ed. זוגא) in the entire Order of Moëd, wherever this combination of authorities appears, some take out R. Joh. and insert R. Jon.—Ber. 22ᵇ חד מהאי זווא וכ׳ Ar. (ed. זוגא) one of the first combination of scholars, and one of the second combination.—Pl. (זוּזֵי) זָוֵוי. Keth. 71ᵃ ז׳ ז׳ קתני Ar. (ed. זוגי) they are arranged in couples (two scholars for the one opinion and two for the other). Pes. 111ᵃ הנהו ז׳ בכשפים עסיקן Ms. M. (ed. ודאי וכ׳) these are of the couples engaged in sorcery. Erub. 97ᵃ צבתים ז׳ ז׳ (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 90) ts’vathim (Mish. ib. X, 1) means bundles of one set (of T’fillin) each. Ib. 37ᵃ עולא זוזי זוזי קתני ed. (Ms. M. זווי, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) Ula arranges the authorities quoted in couples (two on each side, v. supra). Sabb. 129ᵇ דקיימא מאדים בז׳ (Ms. M. בזוּזַיָּה, Ms. O. בזוזי, Tosaf. to Erub. 56ᵃ בזוגי) when the planet Mars rules at even-numbered hours of the day. Y. Ab. Zar. I, 39ᶜ bot. רחוץ בז׳ אוחרי bathe in another suit of clothes.—Sabb. 19ᵇ כרכי דזוזי (Ms. O. כריכי דזוגי) coupled (hinged) mattings used for roof-like protections for goods; [Var. quoted in Rashi: זִיוֵי meaning ships;] ib. 156ᵇ (where Rashi has זווי ships).