غَبْغَبٌ
Root: غب
Full Definition
غَبْغَبٌ
: see غَبَبٌ.
def.2 Also A place where victims are sacrificed: or الغَبْغَبُ, particularly, a small mountain, which is the place of sacrifice, in Minè: or the place in which was ElLát, at Et-Táïf: or the place where they used there to sacrifice to El-Lát: or غَبْغَبٌ is an appellation of any place of sacrifice in Minè.
2 And الغَبْغَبُ is the name of An idol (صَنَمٌ), which they used to worship in the Time of Ignorance, and upon which (عَلَيْهِ) they used to sacrifice; and IDrd says that some called it الغَبْغَبُ [q. v.], with the unpointed ع: or a stone which was set up before the idol, for, or [dedicated] to, Menáf, opposite the corner of the Black Stone [of the Kaabeh]; and there were two [whereof each was] thus called.
def.2 Also A place where victims are sacrificed: or الغَبْغَبُ, particularly, a small mountain, which is the place of sacrifice, in Minè: or the place in which was ElLát, at Et-Táïf: or the place where they used there to sacrifice to El-Lát: or غَبْغَبٌ is an appellation of any place of sacrifice in Minè.
2 And الغَبْغَبُ is the name of An idol (صَنَمٌ), which they used to worship in the Time of Ignorance, and upon which (عَلَيْهِ) they used to sacrifice; and IDrd says that some called it الغَبْغَبُ [q. v.], with the unpointed ع: or a stone which was set up before the idol, for, or [dedicated] to, Menáf, opposite the corner of the Black Stone [of the Kaabeh]; and there were two [whereof each was] thus called.
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