צו

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Hebrew

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Root
צ־ו־ה (ts-w-h)

Noun

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צַו (tsávm (plural indefinite צווים / צַוִּים) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  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

Derived terms

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Verb

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צַו (tsáv)

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

Yiddish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Particle

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צו (tsu)

  1. to (infinitive marker)

Preposition

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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

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צו (tsu)

  1. too