צַו

tsav · command, precept

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H6673 · appears 9 times in the Bible

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What it means

tsav (צַו) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “command, precept”.

A command, an order that is given.

How to say it

tsav

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. An order given.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Where it appears

  • Isaiah 28:10

    For it is command upon command, command upon command, line upon line, line upon line, a little here, a little there.”

  • Isaiah 28:13

    And the word of YHWH will be to them command upon command, command upon command, line upon line, line upon line, a little here, a little there, so that they will go and stumble backward, and be broken, and be snared, and be captured.

  • Hosea 5:11

    Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, for he was determined to go after the command.

And 6 more times.