What does צַו (ṣaw) mean in the Bible?
צַו (ṣaw): Direct divine or authoritative mandate; often refers to God's binding commands in covenantal contexts
Hebrew · H6673
צַו
An injunction
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צַו H6673
Pronunciation ṣaw
What does צַו (ṣaw) mean in the Bible?
צַו (ṣaw): Direct divine or authoritative mandate; often refers to God's binding commands in covenantal contexts
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6673?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include on order (4), Order (4), worthless idols (1).
Where does צַו (ṣaw) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 28:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (8), Hosea (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It on order 4× Isaiah 28:10, Isaiah 28:13
Order 4× Isaiah 28:10, Isaiah 28:13
worthless idols 1× Hosea 5:11
Show sample aligned rows
Isaiah 28:10 צַ֤ו to Order Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 28:10 לָצָו֙ to on order Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 28:10 צַ֣ו to order Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 28:10 לָצָ֔ו to on order Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 28:13 צַ֣ו to Order Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 28:13 לָצָ֞ו to on order Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 28:13 צַ֤ו to order Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 28:13 לָצָו֙ to on order Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Hosea 5:11 צָֽו׃ to worthless idols Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Isaiah 28:10
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 2
Isaiah 8 Hosea 1
Source forms
לָצָו֙ 2x lā·ṣāw Isaiah 28:10, Isaiah 28:13
צַ֤ו 2x ṣaw Isaiah 28:10, Isaiah 28:13
צַ֣ו 2x ṣaw Isaiah 28:10, Isaiah 28:13
לָצָ֔ו 1x lā·ṣāw Isaiah 28:10
לָצָ֞ו 1x lā·ṣāw Isaiah 28:13
צָֽו׃ 1x ṣāw Hosea 5:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 5x Isaiah 28:10, Isaiah 28:13, Hosea 5:11
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 4x Isaiah 28:10, Isaiah 28:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Direct divine or authoritative mandate; often refers to God's binding commands in covenantal contexts
Source Gloss
an injunction
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Direct divine or authoritative mandate; often refers to God's binding commands in covenantal contexts
an injunction BDB: command Usage: commandment, precept.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
Command or directive.
Showing 1 selected witness from 9 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
צַו is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Mocked instruction becomes an instrument of judgment. Isaiah 28:7-13
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain