צלב

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Aramaic

Verb

צלב • (tsaláv)

  1. to crucify, to be crucified

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
צ־ל־ב (ts-l-b)

Compare with Arabic صَلَبَ (ṣalaba) (to crucify) and Arabic صَلِيب (ṣalīb) (cross)

Pronunciation

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Verb

צָלַב • (tzaláv) (pa'al construction)

  1. to crucify

Conjugation

Conjugation of צָלַב (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first צָלַבְתִּי צָלַבְנוּ
second צָלַבְתָּ צָלַבְתְּ צְלַבְתֶּם1 צְלַבְתֶּן1
third צָלַב צָלְבָה צָלְבוּ
present צוֹלֵב צוֹלֶבֶת צוֹלְבִים צוֹלְבוֹת
future first אצלוב / אֶצְלֹב נצלוב / נִצְלֹב
second תצלוב / תִּצְלֹב תִּצְלְבִי תִּצְלְבוּ תצלובנה / תִּצְלֹבְנָה2
third יצלוב / יִצְלֹב תצלוב / תִּצְלֹב יִצְלְבוּ תצלובנה / תִּצְלֹבְנָה2
imperative צלוב / צְלֹב צִלְבִי צִלְבוּ צלובנה / צְלֹבְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced צָלַבְתֶּם and צָלַבְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

צְלָב • (tzlav) m (plural indefinite צְלָבִים, singular construct צְלַב־, plural construct צְלָבֵי־)

  1. cross

Derived terms

References

  • “צלב” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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