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ṣᵊvī צְבִיAbeauty, Bgazelle’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ṣāvā צָבָה ‘to swell’ in the sense of prominence
Roots: צבה
Variants: צְבִי, צְבִי

ṣᵊvī n, m
A1) beauty, glory, honour
 1a) beauty, decoration
 1b) honour
B1) roebuck, gazelle
 1a) perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning unknown

Mentioned in Deuteronomy 12:15, 12:22, 14:5, 15:22 2 Samuel 2:18, 1:19 1 Kings 5:3 Isaiah 24:16, 13:14, 13:19, 28:1, 4:2, 23:9, 28:4, 28:5 Jeremiah 3:19 Ezekiel 20:6, 20:15, 26:20, 25:9, 7:20 Proverbs 6:5 Song of Songs 2:7, 3:5, 2:9, 2:17, 8:14 Daniel 11:41, 11:45, 8:9, 11:16 1 Chronicles 12:9

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