סַסְגְּוָו׳

סַסְגּוֹנָא, סַסְגְּוָו׳m. (comp. of סס, v. סוּס a. שׂוּשׂ, a. גַּוְנָא) (of glistening color, sasgona, sasgvana (Chald. rendition of תַּחַש) 1) name of an animal the skin of which was used for covering the Tabernacle. Targ. Ex. 25:5. Ib. 26:14 (Y. ססגוו׳); a. e.Sabb.28a היינו דמתרגמינן ס׳ שסָס בגוונין הרבה Ar. (ed. ששָׂשׂ) that is the reason why we translate (tasḥash) with sasgona, because it glistened with many colors. 2) name of a color, scarlet (v. P. Sm. 268 2). Targ. Cant. 7:2 סנדלין דס׳ (not דססוגונא) scarlet shoes (cmp. Ez. 16:10).