What does צָוָה · יְהֹוָה · מֹשֶׁה mean in the Bible?
צָוָה · יְהֹוָה · מֹשֶׁה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "as the LORD commanded Moses".
Hebrew · H6680, H3068, H4872
כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה
(Intensively) to constitute , enjoin · (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God · Mosheh , the Israelite lawgiver
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צָוָה H6680 (intensively) to constitute , enjoin
Pronunciation ṣāwāh
Authoritative directive establishing obligation; God's primary verb for binding covenantal commands and institutional arrangements.
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יְהֹוָה H3068 (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
Pronunciation YHWH
God's self-existence and eternity marked by the covenantal name revealing His unchanging, personal relationship with Israel
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מֹשֶׁה H4872 Mosheh , the Israelite lawgiver
Pronunciation mōšeh
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What does כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה (kaasher tsivvah YHWH et-Moshe) mean in the Bible?
צָוָה · יְהֹוָה · מֹשֶׁה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "as the LORD commanded Moses".
Full entry for כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה (H6680, H3068, H4872) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6680, H3068, H4872?
H6680, H3068, H4872 is connected to 7,783 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. as the LORD commanded Moses
Source Gloss
as the LORD commanded Moses
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 292
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 283×
Perfect 1Chr 6:34 · 1Chr 15:15 · 1Chr 16:15 · 1Chr 16:40 · 1Chr 22:13 · 1Kgs 8:58 · 1Kgs 11:10 · 1Kgs 13:9 · 1Kgs 22:31 · 1Sam 20:29 · 2Chr 18:30 · 2Chr 23:8 · 2Chr 25:4 · 2Kgs 11:9 · 2Kgs 14:6 · 2Kgs 16:16 239×
Participle active Amos 6:11 · Amos 9:9 · Deut 4:2 · Deut 11:13 · Deut 11:22 · Deut 11:27 · Deut 11:28 · Deut 12:11 · Deut 13:1 · Deut 27:1 · Deut 27:4 · Deut 28:14 · Gen 27:8 · Jer 34:22 · Num 32:25 16×
Imperfect 2Chr 7:13 · 2Sam 14:8 · Amos 9:3 · Amos 9:4 · Exod 25:22 · Isa 5:6 · Jer 7:23 · Jer 11:4 · 2Sam 9:11 · Deut 28:8 · Gen 18:19 · Num 9:8 · Ps 42:9 · Ps 91:11 · Exod 27:20 · Josh 3:8 16×
Sequential imperfect 1Kgs 5:20 · 2Kgs 20:1 · Deut 2:4 · Isa 38:1 · Josh 4:16 · Lev 6:2 · Lev 24:2 · Num 5:2 · Num 28:2 · Num 34:2 · Num 35:2 · Ps 44:5 12×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 9×
Perfect Ezek 12:7 · Ezek 24:18 · Ezek 37:7 · Lev 8:35 · Lev 10:13 · Num 3:16 · Num 36:2 · Gen 45:19 8×
Imperfect Exod 34:34 1×
Word Origins
כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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