עָב II m. (b. h.; preced.) [thick,] dark cloud. Gen. R. s. 13 עב שהוא מעבב וכ׳ the cloud is called ʿab, because it makes the sky look thick (dark); Yalk. ib. 20; Y. Taan. III, 66ᶜ שהוא מעבה את הרקיע; a. e.—Pl. עָבִים. Taan. 3ᵇ הע׳ והרוחות שניות למטר the clouded sky and the winds are (as blessings) secondary only to the rain. Ib. 20ᵃ נתקשרו שמים בע׳ the sky became covered with clouds. Ib. נתפזרו הע׳ the clouds dispersed; a. e.
עָב II
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עָב II m. (b. h.; preced. ) [ thick ,] dark cloud . Gen. R. s. 13 עב שהוא מעבב וכ׳ the cloud is called ʿab , because it makes the sky look thick…
References
- Jastrow, עָב I 1
- Bereishit Rabbah 13:12
- Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 20:4
- Jerusalem Talmud Taanit 3:3:5
- Taanit 3b:7
- Taanit 20a:2
- Taanit 20a:4