צִנְצֶנֶת f. (b. h.; v. צָנַן) a bottle of glossy material. Mekh. B’shall., Vayassʿa, s. 5; Tanḥ. B’shall. 21 (ref. to Ex. XVI, 33) איני יודע … ת"ל צ׳ … דבר המציץ וכ׳ I should not have known of what material it was, whether of silver …, therefore the text has tsintseneth, something that glistens more than anything else, that is, a (glazed) earthen vessel. Ib. צ׳ המן the bottle of manna (which was preserved), v. צְלוֹחִית. Tanḥ. Noah 18 צ׳ מלאה וכ׳ a bottle full of live locusts.
צִנְצֶנֶת
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צִנְצֶנֶת f. (b. h.; v. צָנַן ) a bottle of glossy material . Mekh. B’shall., Vayassʿa, s. 5; Tanḥ. B’shall. 21 (ref. to Ex. XVI, 33 ) איני יודע ……
References
- Jastrow, צָנַן 1
- Exodus 21
- Exodus 16:33
- Jastrow, צְלוֹחִית 1