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ṣaw צַו ‘command’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ṣāwā צָוָה ‘to command’
Roots: צוה

ṣaw n, m
1) command, ordinance, oracle (meaning dubious)
 1a) used in mocking mimicry of Isaiah's words and thus not a true divine command

Mentioned in Isaiah 28:13, 28:10 Hosea 5:11

2014 — 2026 Institute for Biblical Content. Biblical Hebrew for linguists: a multilingual analytical biblical Hebrew lexicon.
Editorial Lead of the English section: M. Hardy (ENS, IBC).
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