צו

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Hebrew

Root
צ־ו־ה (ṣ-w-h)

Noun

צַו • (tsáv) m (plural indefinite צווים / צַוִּים)

  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

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Verb

צַו • (tsáv)

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

Yiddish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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
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