סיב

עברית

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סיב

[siːv]
/siv/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

First appearing in the Mishnah as a secondary form of צִיב (tsiv, “fiber, fibrous material”), which may have developed from a random phonetic change of [sˤ] to [s]. Cognate with Aramaic צִיבָא (tsivá, “fiber”).

noun סִיב · siv · סִיבִים · סִיב־ · סִיבֵי־

countable fiber רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, שֹׁרֶשׁ צְנוֹן גָּדוֹל מִצְטָרֵף, וְהַסִּיב שֶׁלּוֹ, אֵינוֹ מִצְטָרֵף.

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fibre single elongated piece of material

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"סיב." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%91. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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סיב. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%91

Chicago

"סיב." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%91.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {סיב},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%91},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}