צבוע
Hebrew edit
| Root |
|---|
| צ־ב־ע (ṣ-b-ʿ) |
Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
צָבוּעַ • (tsavúa)
Noun edit
צָבוּעַ • (tsavúa) m (plural indefinite צְבוּעִים, feminine counterpart צְבוּעָה)
- (male) hypocrite
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Semitic *ṣ́abuʕ- (“hyena”). Cognate with Arabic ضَبُع (ḍabuʕ).
Noun edit
צָבוֹעַ • (tsavóa, ṣāḇốaʿ) m (plural indefinite צְבוֹעִים)
- hyena
- (Talmud) a male hyena, which begins to shapeshift into other creatures after 7 years of its life
References edit
- Kogan, Leonid (2011) “Proto-Semitic Lexicon”, in Weninger, Stefan, editor, The Semitic Languages. An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft – Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science; 36), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 208