Jastrow: סִבְּלוֹן

סִבְּלוֹן, סִי׳ m. (preced. wds.) 1) load. Sifra introd. עשוי לסִיבְלוֹן אחר made for the carrying of something else (than only persons). —2) pl. סִבְלוֹנוֹת, סִיבְ׳ (cmp. b. h. מַשָּׂא, מַשֵּׂאת) presents, esp. presents of betrothal (donatio propter nuptias). Kidd. II, 6 אע"פ ששלח ס׳ וכ׳ although he sent presents after that (after an invalid betrothal). Ib. 50ᵇ חוששין לס׳ we have an apprehension concerning nuptial presents, i.e. the fact of a man’s having sent presents to a woman gives rise to the apprehension that a betrothal may have taken place (Tosaf.), or that the presents may have been meant as a means of betrothal (Rashi). Ib. אימא … כי קא משדר ס׳ אדעתא וכ׳ I might think … when he sent the presents he did so with the intention of making them the means of betrothal. B. Bath. IX, 5 השולח ס׳ … אינן נגבין if one sends presents …, they cannot be reclaimed (in case of death or divorce before marriage). Ib. 146ᵃ ס׳ העשויין ליבלות presents intended for immediate consumption or wear; a. fr.