צְוַות

צְוַות(cmp. צְבַת a. צוּת) to join, attach. B. Mets.29b צוית Ms. F., מצוית Ms. R. 2, v. צְוַץ). Ithpa. אִיצְטַוֵּות to be attached. B. Bath.80a אמה דמִיצְטַוְּתָא אברתאוכ׳ (Ar. דמיצטב׳) the mother bird will be attached to the daughter bird and to the mate that we leave with her, איהי נמי תִיצְטַוַּותוכ׳ (not תיצטוה, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 300–400) she (the daughter), too, will remain attached to her mother Ib. אמה אברתה מיצטוותאוכ׳ the mother remains attached to the daughter, but not so the daughter