עָצָב m. (b. h.; עָצַב 1) form, esp. idol.—Pl. עֲצַבִּים. Sifra K’dosh., beg. ע׳ על שם שנעשו פרקים פרקים idols are called ‘forms’, because they are made limb by limb; Mekh. Mishp. s. 20; Ab. d’R. N. ch. XXXIV.—Snh. 63ᵇ ועושין דמות עֲצַבֵּיהֶם (not עצבים, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 1) they made an image of their (the rich men’s) figures; Yalk. Hos. 529.
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עָצָב m. (b. h.; עָצַב 1) form , esp. idol .—Pl. עֲצַבִּים . Sifra K’dosh., beg. ע׳ על שם שנעשו פרקים פרקים idols are called ‘forms’, because they…
References
- Jastrow, עָצַב 1
- Avot D'Rabbi Natan 34:3
- Sanhedrin 63b:14
- Yalkut Shimoni on Nach 529:4