- אבבית
- אַבְאָבִית, אֲבָבִית, עַבְעָבִית, עֲבָבִית, עַוְעָוִית(reduplic. of אב, עב, עו; v. עַוִּית) prop. swelling, heaviness (cmp. כאב), hence disorder of the stomach, vomiting (spasms); usu. in connection with חמה, fever with vomiting. Gen. R. s. 19 did you ever hear, this ass here that is driven out חמה עליה אבבית עליה Ar. (ed. corrup. צינה עליו כמה חככים עליו) has fever, has vomiting (spasms)? Ib. s. 53 חמה ואכאבית. V. אַכְאָבִית.
Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature. Jastrow, Marcus. 1903.
