צו

Hebrew

Root
צ־ו־ה (ṣ-w-h)

Noun

צַו • (tsáv) m (plural indefinite צווים / צַוִּים) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. decree, court order, injunction
2. order, directive, command
   • Tanach, Hosea 5:11, with translation of the King James Version:

     עָשׁוּק אֶפְרַיִם רְצוּץ מִשְׁפָּט כִּי הוֹאִיל הָלַךְ אַחֲרֵי־צָו׃

     'ashúk 'efráyim r'tsúts mishpát kí ho'íl halákh 'akharei-tsáv.
     ʿāšūq ʾep̄ráyim rəṣūṣ mišpāṭ kī hōʾīl hālaḵ ʾaḥărē-ṣāw.

     Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.

3. warrant

Derived terms

• צו הרחקה (tsav-harkhaká)

References

• H6673 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Verb

צַו • (tsáv)

1. (biblical) Masculine singular imperative of ציווה / צִוָּה (tsivá)

Yiddish

Etymology

From Old High German zuo, from Proto-Germanic *tō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡su/

Particle

צו • (tsu)

1. to (infinitive marker)

Preposition

צו • (tsu) (contracted dem-form צום (tsum))

1. to (indirect object marker)
2. to (direct object marker for certain verbs)
3. to (denotes direction toward)

Adverb

צו • (tsu)

1. too