תָּבָא

Hif. הִתְבִּיא (Tafel of בוא; cmp. מוּבָאת) to put into, fit, combine. Gen. R. s. 31 (expl. תביקין) שהיו מַתְבִּיאוֹת בה because with it they fitted (the timber, they used this cubit measure for buildings); Yalk. ib. 53. (The fem. gender in מתביאות may be accounted for by the frequent use of the mixed plural for mechanics, e. g. גָּרוֹסוֹת, נְמוֹשוֹת.