שִׁיבְּתָא, Shibb’tha, name of an evil spirit that endangers the health of those that eat food touched with unwashed hands. Yoma 77ᵇ (Ms. M. 2 סִיבְּתָא); Ḥull. 107ᵇ (v., however, Tosaf. a. l.). Taan. 20ᵇ מילתא דש׳ הוה גמיר he had a tradition about Sh.