צלב

Aramaic

Verb

צלב • (tsaláv)

  1. to crucify, to be crucified

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
צ־ל־ב (ts-l-b)
1 term

From Aramaic צְלַב (ṣəláḇ). Compare with Arabic صَلَبَ (ṣalaba) (to crucify) and Arabic صَلِيب (ṣalīb) (cross)

Pronunciation 1

Verb

צָלַב • (tzaláv) (pa'al construction)

  1. to crucify
Conjugation
Conjugation of צָלַב (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לצלוב / לִצְלֹב
action noun צְלִיבָה
passive participle צָלוּב
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

1 Pronounced צָלַבְתֶּם and צָלַבְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Pronunciation 2

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /t͡slav/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

צְלָב • (tzlavm (plural indefinite צְלָבִים, singular construct צְלָב־, plural construct צְלָבֵי־) [pattern: קְטוֹל]

  1. cross
Derived terms

References

  • Klein, Ernest (1987) “צָלַב”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 547c
  • צלב” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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