צֶבַע m. (b. h.; preced.) dye, color; dyed material. Sifra B’har, ch. I לצבוע בה צ׳ to use it for dyeing. Arakh. VI, 5 (24ᵃ) צ׳ שצבעו לשמן (not שצבען) dyed cloth which he had dyed for them (his wife and children). Mikv. VII, 3 מי הצ׳ dye-water. Num. R. s. 2; a. fr.—Pl. צְבָעִים, צְבָעִין. Ib. וצבע מפה שלו דומה לי"ב צ׳ and the color of his (Benjamin’s) flag was like the twelve colors (combined); a. e.—V. צוֹבַע.
צֶבַע
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צֶבַע m. (b. h.; preced. ) dye, color; dyed material . Sifra B’har, ch. I לצבוע בה צ׳ to use it for dyeing. Arakh. VI, 5 ( 24ᵃ ) צ׳ שצבעו לשמן (not…
References
- Jastrow, צְבַע ² 1
- Mishnah Arakhin 6:5
- Arakhin 24a:20
- Mishnah Mikvaot 7:3
- Bamidbar Rabbah 2:7
- Jastrow, צַבָּעַיָּא 1
- Jastrow, צוֹבַע 1