Numbers 28:2:1Num.28.2.W1TAB
צַ֚ו
tsav
“Command”
- Transliteration
- TSAV
- Extended
- TSAHV
- IPA
- /tsav/
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-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM
- sentence
TSAV ET-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM ET-kar-ba-NI lakh-MI le-ish-AI RE-akh ni-kho-KHI tish-me-RU le-hak-RIV LI be-mo-a-DO
Exegesis
The verse opens with the imperative tsav {צַ֚ו | tsav} ‘command,’ establishing a directive.
Root and etymology
ts-w-h
“to command”
In context — Numbers 28:2
Command the sons of Israel and say to them, “My offering, my food for my fire-offerings , my pleasing aroma, you shall be careful to bring near to me at its appointed time,” says the LORD .
About this coordinate
Numbers 28:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 28:2, so the Hebrew word צַ֚ו (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 Num.28.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.28.2.W1.S1) and character.