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Genesis 44:1
“And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man’s money in his sack’s mouth.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
צָוָהtsâvâh · tsaw-vaw'
H6680 · Hebrew
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
- יְצַ֞ו — 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.