Lexical Definition

‎צְבַע‎ tsᵉbaʻ (tseb-ah') to drench ^A:V
(Aramaic) a root corresponding to that of ‎צֶבַע‎

wet.

• to dip

1) to dip, wet (something)
1a) (Pael) to wet
1b) (Ithpael) to be wet

See Greek: αὐλίζομαι · βάπτω

Extended Information

meaning of: צֶבַע

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Hebrew form: צֶבַע
I. [‎צְבַע‎] verb dip, wet (ᵑ7 Syriac; compare Biblical Hebrew I. ‎צבע‎); —

Pa`el Participle active plural ‎מְצַבְּעִין‎ Dan 4:22* wet thee (‎ל‎), + ‎מִטַּל‎. Hithpa. Imperfect ‎יִצְטַבּע‎ (also ‎בַּ֑ע‎-), be wet, with ‎בְּטַל‎ Dan 4:12*; Dan 4:20*, ‎מִטַּל‎ v.Dan 4:30*; Dan 5:21.

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