צו
Hebrew
Noun
צַו • (tsáv) m (plural indefinite צווים / צַוִּים) [pattern: קֶטֶל]
- 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.
- 'ashúk 'efráyim r'tsúts mishpát kí ho'íl halákh 'akharei-tsáv.
- warrant
Derived terms
- צו הרחקה (tsav-harkhaká)
References
Verb
צַו • (tsáv)
- (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)
- 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)