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H6680צָוָהtsa.vah

to commandPart of speech: Hebrew Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. 27
  2. 54
  3. 35
  4. 48
  5. 88
  6. 43
  7. 6
  8. 3
  9. 10
  10. 19
  11. 18
  12. 19
  13. 12
  14. 8
  15. 3
  16. 7
  17. 9
  18. 3
  19. 15
  20. Proverbs: 0
  21. Ecclesiastes: 0
  22. Song of Songs: 0
  23. 10
  24. 39
  25. 4
  26. 6
  27. Daniel: 0
  28. Hosea: 0
  29. Joel: 0
  30. 5
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. Jonah: 0
  33. Micah: 0
  34. 1
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  36. Zephaniah: 0
  37. Haggai: 0
  38. 1
  39. 1

Renderings

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494 occurrences in 475 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Genesis 50:16

    And they sent a message unto Joseph, saying: 'Thy father did command before he died, saying:

    וַיְצַוּ֕וּ (יְצַוּ֕וּ) y.tza.Vu “they commanded”צִוָּ֔ה tzi.Vah “he commanded”

  2. Exodus 1:22

    And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying: 'Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.'

    וַיְצַ֣ו (יְצַ֣ו) y.Tzav “he commanded”

  3. Exodus 4:28

    And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD wherewith He had sent him, and all the signs wherewith He had charged him.

    צִוָּֽהוּ׃ (צִוָּֽ) tzi.Va. “he had commanded”

  4. Exodus 5:6

    And the same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying:

    וַיְצַ֥ו (יְצַ֥ו) y.Tzav “he commanded”

  5. Exodus 6:13

    And the LORD spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

    וַיְצַוֵּם֙ (יְצַוֵּ) y.tza.Ve “he commanded”

  6. Exodus 7:2

    Thou shalt speak all that I command thee; and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.

    אֲצַוֶּ֑ךָּ (אֲצַוֶּ֑) 'a.tza.Ve. “I will command”

  7. Exodus 7:6

    And Moses and Aaron did so; as the LORD commanded them, so did they.

    צִוָּ֧ה tzi.Vah “he commanded”

  8. Exodus 7:10

    And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so, as the LORD had commanded; and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent.

    צִוָּ֣ה tzi.Vah “he had commanded”

  9. Exodus 7:20

    And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.

    צִוָּ֣ה tzi.Vah “he had commanded”

  10. Exodus 12:28

    And the children of Israel went and did so; as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.

    צִוָּ֧ה tzi.Vah “he had commanded”

  11. Exodus 12:50

    Thus did all the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.

    צִוָּ֧ה tzi.Vah “he had commanded”

  12. Exodus 16:16

    This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded: Gather ye of it every man according to his eating; an omer a head, according to the number of your persons, shall ye take it, every man for them that are in his tent.'

    צִוָּ֣ה tzi.Vah “he commands”

  13. Exodus 16:24

    And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade; and it did not rot, neither was there any worm therein.

    צִוָּ֣ה tzi.Vah “he had commanded”

  14. Exodus 16:32

    And Moses said: 'This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded: Let an omerful of it be kept throughout your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.'

    צִוָּ֣ה tzi.Vah “he commands”

  15. Exodus 16:34

    As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.

    צִוָּ֥ה tzi.Vah “he had commanded”

  16. Exodus 18:23

    If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people also shall go to their place in peace.'

    וְצִוְּךָ֣ (צִוְּ) tzi.ve. “he will command”

  17. Exodus 19:7

    And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and set before them all these words which the LORD commanded him.

    צִוָּ֖הוּ (צִוָּ֖) tzi.Va. “he had commanded”

  18. Exodus 23:15

    The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep; seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, at the time appointed in the month Abib--for in it thou camest out from Egypt; and none shall appear before Me empty;

    צִוִּיתִ֗ךָ (צִוִּיתִ֗) tzi.vi.Ti. “I commanded”

  19. Exodus 25:22

    And there I will meet with thee, and I will speak with thee from above the ark-cover, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.

    אֲצַוֶּ֛ה 'a.tza.Veh “I will command”

  20. Exodus 27:20

    And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.

    תְּצַוֶּ֣ה׀ te.tza.Veh “you will command”

  21. Exodus 29:35

    And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded thee; seven days shalt thou consecrate them.

    צִוִּ֖יתִי tzi.Vi.ti “I have commanded”

  22. Exodus 31:6

    And I, behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the hearts of all that are wise-hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee:

    צִוִּיתִֽךָ׃ (צִוִּיתִֽ) tzi.vi.Ti. “I have commanded”

  23. Exodus 31:11

    and the anointing oil, and the incense of sweet spices for the holy place; according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.'

    צִוִּיתִ֖ךָ (צִוִּיתִ֖) tzi.vi.Ti. “I have commanded”

  24. Exodus 32:8

    they have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed unto it, and said: This is thy god, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.'

    צִוִּיתִ֔ם (צִוִּיתִ֔) tzi.vi.Ti “I commanded”

  25. Exodus 34:4

    And he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, as the LORD had commanded him, and took in his hand two tables of stone.

    צִוָּ֥ה tzi.Vah “he had commanded”