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Hebrew
Noun
צַו • (tsáv) m (plural indefinite צווים / צַוִּים)
- decree, court order, injunction
- 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.
- warrant
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Verb
צַו • (tsáv)
- (biblical) Masculine singular imperative of ציווה / צִוָּה (tsivá)
Yiddish
Etymology
From Old High German zuo, from Proto-Germanic *tō.
Pronunciation
Particle
צו • (tsu)
- to (infinitive marker)
Preposition
צו • (tsu) (contracted dem-form צום (tsum))
- to (indirect object marker)
- to (direct object marker for certain verbs)
- to (denotes direction toward)
Adverb
צו • (tsu)
- too