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2 Samuel 18:5
“And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H6680 · Hebrew
- Definition
- (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- appoint, (for-) bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יְצַ֣ו — verb Piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 496 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 2:16Genesis 3:11Genesis 3:17Genesis 6:22Genesis 7:5
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read צָוָה here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.