- עֲצַב
- עֲצַבch. same; (intr.) to be grieved. Targ. Ps. 34:6 (v. חֲסַד II).Part. pass. עָצֵב, עָצִיב; f. עֲצִיבָא; pl. עֲצִיבֵי grieved, sad. Targ. Esth. 4:1; Targ. Y. Ex. 12:31 קל ע׳ the voice of a mourner.Bets.16b חזייה דהוה ע׳ he saw that he looked down-hearted; אמאי עֲצִיבַת why art thou grieved? Taan.25a. Ib. 22a מבדחינן ע׳, v. בָּדוֹחָא; a. fr. Ithpe. אִיעֲצִיב to be grieved. Ber.31a ואִעֲצִיבוּ and they grew sad; Yalk. Ps. 881 ואִיעֲ׳.
Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature. Jastrow, Marcus. 1903.
