Leviticus 24:2:1Lev.24.2.W1TAB
צַ֞ו
tsav
“Command”
- Transliteration
- TSAV
- Extended
- TSAHV
- IPA
- /ˈtsav/
Meaning by language
- English
- Command
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
TSAV
- clause
TSAV ET-be-NEE yis-ra-EL ve-yik-KHU eh-LE-kha SHE-men ZA-yit ZAKH ka-TIT la-ma-OR
- sentence
TSAV ET-be-NEE yis-ra-EL ve-yik-KHU eh-LE-kha SHE-men ZA-yit ZAKH ka-TIT la-ma-OR le-ha-a-LOT NER ta-MEED
Exegesis
The verse opens with the Piel imperative tsav {צַו | ṣav} ‘command’, establishing direct authoritative address.
Root and etymology
צ־ו־ה
“to command”
In context — Leviticus 24:2
Command the sons of Israel to bring you pure olive oil that has been beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 24:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 24:2, so the Hebrew word צַ֞ו (tsav) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Lev.24.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.24.2.W1.S1) and character.