Jastrow: צִנְעָא

צִנְעָא, צִנְעָה, צִי׳ f. (preced.) secrecy; בצ׳ privately, in secret, without ostentation. M. Kat. 12ᵇ ובלבד שיכניסם בצ׳ וכ׳ provided he brings them into his house with the least publicity possible. Ib. צ׳ דהני יממא הוא the least publicity in bringing these (joists) in is, if it is done in day-time. Snh. 75ᵃ, opp. בפרהסיא. M. Kat. 24ᵃ דברים שבצ׳ נוהג one must observe (on Sabbaths or festive days) such customs of mourning as refer to domestic privacy; Keth. 4ᵃ דברים של צ׳. Bets. 16ᵃ כל מצות … בצ׳ וכ׳ all commands that God gave to Israel, he gave unto them publicly (for all nations), except the Sabbath which he gave them privately, as we read, between me and &c. (Ex. XXXI, 17); a. fr.