- Original: צבת - Transliteration: Tsebeth - Phonetic: tseh'-beth - Definition: 1. bundles a. of grain - Origin: from an unused root apparently meaning to grip - TWOT entry: 1875a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From an unused root apparently meaning to grip; a lock of stalks: - handful. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • handfuls, 1 Ruth 2:16