Hebrew

Noun

צַו • ‎(tsáv) m ‎(plural indefinite צווים \ צַוִּים) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. decree, court order, injunction
2. order, directive, command
   • Hosea 5:11, with translation of the King James Version:

     עָשׁוּק אֶפְרַיִם רְצוּץ מִשְׁפָּט כִּי הוֹאִיל הָלַךְ אַחֲרֵי־צָו׃‎

     'ashúk 'efráyim r'tsúts mishpát kí ho'íl halákh 'akharei-tsáv.
     ʿāšūq ʾep̄ráyim rəṣūṣ mišpāṭ kī hōʾīl hālaḵ ʾaḥărē-ṣāw.

     Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.

3. warrant

Verb

צַו • ‎(tsáv)

1. (biblical) Masculine singular imperative of ציווה \ צִוָּה ‎(tsivá)

Yiddish

Etymology

From Old High German zuo, from Proto-Germanic *tō.

Particle

צו • ‎(tsu)

1. to (infinitive marker)

Preposition

צו • ‎(tsu) ‎(contracted dem-form צום ‎(tsum))

1. to (indirect object marker)
2. to (direct object marker for certain verbs)
3. to (denotes direction toward)

Adverb

צו • ‎(tsu)

1. too