Numbers 20:9:7Num.20.9.W7TAB
צִוָּֽהוּ׃
tsivahu
“he commanded him”
- Transliteration
- tsi-va-HU
- Extended
- tsi-vah-HU
- IPA
- /tsivˈvaːhu/
Meaning by language
- English
- he commanded him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tsi-va-HU
- clause
ka-a-SHER tsi-va-HU
- sentence
va-yi-KAKH mo-SHEH et-ha-ma-TEH mi-lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH ka-a-SHER tsi-va-HU
Exegesis
The Qal perfect tsivvahu {צִוָּהוּ | ṣiv·wā·hū} ‘he commanded him’ underscores the authoritative source of the instruction. This structure highlights divine command and human obedience in a clear cause-and-effect relationship.
Root and etymology
ṣ-w-htsade–waw–he
“to command, order”
In context — Numbers 20:9
And Moses took the staff from before the LORD , just as He had commanded him.
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 20:9, so the Hebrew word צִוָּֽהוּ׃ (tsivahu) 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 Num.20.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.9.W7.S1) and character.