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ṣāʿīf צָעִיף ‘shawl’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from an unused root meaning to wrap over

ṣāʿīf n, m
1) wrapper, shawl, veil

Mentioned in Genesis 24:65, 38:14, 38:19

2014 — 2026 Institute for Biblical Content. Biblical Hebrew for linguists: a multilingual analytical biblical Hebrew lexicon.
Editorial Lead of the English section: M. Hardy (ENS, IBC).
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