צָוָה
tsavah
lay charge
Strong's H6680VerbHebrewTWOT 1887

צָוָה (tsavah) is a Hebrew verb meaning lay charge. It appears 496 times in 27 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H6680).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1887)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1887)lay charge, give charge, charge, command, order; constitute, enjoin; appoint, bid, commander, commandment, send a messenger, put, in order
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

צָוָה verb: lay charge, give charge, charge, command, order

Piel lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order

Strong's H6680 צָוָה: (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
KJV:appoint, (for-) bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

See it in Scripture

Genesis 2:16Exodus 1:22Leviticus 8:4

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