Hebrew word study

צָוָהtsâvâh — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin

Pronounced “tsaw-vaw'”

(intensively) to constitute, enjoin

Translated in the King James as: appoint, (for-) bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.

Appears 493 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 27×

Genesis 2:16 Genesis 3:11 Genesis 3:17 Genesis 6:22 Genesis 7:5 Genesis 7:9 Genesis 7:16 Genesis 12:20 Genesis 18:19 Genesis 21:4 Genesis 26:11 Genesis 27:8 Genesis 28:1 Genesis 28:6 Genesis 32:4 Genesis 32:17 Genesis 32:19 Genesis 42:25 Genesis 44:1 Genesis 45:19 Genesis 47:11 Genesis 49:29 Genesis 49:33 Genesis 50:2 Genesis 50:12+ 2 more in Genesis

Exodus — 54×

Exodus 1:22 Exodus 4:28 Exodus 5:6 Exodus 6:13 Exodus 7:2 Exodus 7:6 Exodus 7:10 Exodus 7:20 Exodus 12:28 Exodus 12:50 Exodus 16:16 Exodus 16:24 Exodus 16:32 Exodus 16:34 Exodus 18:23 Exodus 19:7 Exodus 23:15 Exodus 25:22 Exodus 27:20 Exodus 29:35 Exodus 31:6 Exodus 31:11 Exodus 32:8 Exodus 34:4 Exodus 34:11+ 29 more in Exodus

Leviticus — 35×

Leviticus 6:9 Leviticus 7:36 Leviticus 7:38 Leviticus 8:4 Leviticus 8:5 Leviticus 8:9 Leviticus 8:13 Leviticus 8:17 Leviticus 8:21 Leviticus 8:29 Leviticus 8:31 Leviticus 8:34 Leviticus 8:35 Leviticus 8:36 Leviticus 9:5 Leviticus 9:6 Leviticus 9:7 Leviticus 9:10 Leviticus 9:21 Leviticus 10:1 Leviticus 10:13 Leviticus 10:15 Leviticus 10:18 Leviticus 13:54 Leviticus 14:4+ 10 more in Leviticus

Numbers — 48×

Numbers 1:19 Numbers 1:54 Numbers 2:33 Numbers 2:34 Numbers 3:16 Numbers 3:42 Numbers 3:51 Numbers 4:49 Numbers 5:2 Numbers 8:3 Numbers 8:20 Numbers 8:22 Numbers 9:5 Numbers 9:8 Numbers 15:23 Numbers 15:36 Numbers 17:11 Numbers 19:2 Numbers 20:9 Numbers 20:27 Numbers 26:4 Numbers 27:11 Numbers 27:19 Numbers 27:22 Numbers 27:23+ 23 more in Numbers

Deuteronomy — 88×

Deuteronomy 1:3 Deuteronomy 1:16 Deuteronomy 1:18 Deuteronomy 1:19 Deuteronomy 1:41 Deuteronomy 2:4 Deuteronomy 2:37 Deuteronomy 3:18 Deuteronomy 3:21 Deuteronomy 3:28 Deuteronomy 4:2 Deuteronomy 4:5 Deuteronomy 4:13 Deuteronomy 4:14 Deuteronomy 4:23 Deuteronomy 4:40 Deuteronomy 5:12 Deuteronomy 5:15 Deuteronomy 5:16 Deuteronomy 5:32 Deuteronomy 5:33 Deuteronomy 6:1 Deuteronomy 6:2 Deuteronomy 6:6 Deuteronomy 6:17+ 63 more in Deuteronomy

Joshua — 43×

Joshua 1:7 Joshua 1:9 Joshua 1:10 Joshua 1:11 Joshua 1:13 Joshua 1:16 Joshua 1:18 Joshua 3:3 Joshua 3:8 Joshua 4:3 Joshua 4:8 Joshua 4:10 Joshua 4:16 Joshua 4:17 Joshua 6:10 Joshua 7:11 Joshua 8:4 Joshua 8:8 Joshua 8:27 Joshua 8:29 Joshua 8:31 Joshua 8:33 Joshua 8:35 Joshua 9:24 Joshua 10:27+ 18 more in Joshua

Judges — 6×

Judges 2:20 Judges 3:4 Judges 4:6 Judges 13:14 Judges 21:10 Judges 21:20

Ruth — 3×

Ruth 2:9 Ruth 2:15 Ruth 3:6

1 Samuel — 10×

1 Sam 2:29 1 Sam 13:13 1 Sam 13:14 1 Sam 17:20 1 Sam 18:22 1 Sam 20:29 1 Sam 21:2 1 Sam 25:30+ 2 more in 1 Samuel

2 Samuel — 19×

2 Sam 4:12 2 Sam 5:25 2 Sam 6:21 2 Sam 7:7 2 Sam 7:11 2 Sam 9:11 2 Sam 11:19 2 Sam 13:28 2 Sam 13:29 2 Sam 14:8 2 Sam 14:19 2 Sam 17:14 2 Sam 17:23 2 Sam 18:5 2 Sam 18:12 2 Sam 21:14 2 Sam 24:19+ 2 more in 2 Samuel

1 Kings — 18×

1 Ki 1:35 1 Ki 2:1 1 Ki 2:43 1 Ki 2:46 1 Ki 5:6 1 Ki 5:17 1 Ki 8:58 1 Ki 9:4 1 Ki 11:10 1 Ki 11:11 1 Ki 11:38 1 Ki 13:9 1 Ki 13:21 1 Ki 15:5 1 Ki 17:4 1 Ki 17:9 1 Ki 22:31+ 1 more in 1 Kings

2 Kings — 19×

2 Ki 11:5 2 Ki 11:9 2 Ki 11:15 2 Ki 14:6 2 Ki 16:15 2 Ki 16:16 2 Ki 17:13 2 Ki 17:15 2 Ki 17:27 2 Ki 17:34 2 Ki 17:35 2 Ki 18:6 2 Ki 18:12 2 Ki 20:1 2 Ki 21:8 2 Ki 22:12 2 Ki 23:4 2 Ki 23:21+ 1 more in 2 Kings

1 Chronicles — 12×

1 Chr 6:49 1 Chr 14:16 1 Chr 15:15 1 Chr 16:15 1 Chr 16:40 1 Chr 17:6 1 Chr 17:10 1 Chr 22:6 1 Chr 22:12 1 Chr 22:13 1 Chr 22:17 1 Chr 24:19

2 Chronicles — 8×

2 Chr 7:13 2 Chr 7:17 2 Chr 18:30 2 Chr 19:9 2 Chr 23:8 2 Chr 25:4 2 Chr 33:8 2 Chr 34:20

Ezra — 2×

Ezra 4:3 Ezra 9:11

Nehemiah — 7×

Nehemiah 1:7 Nehemiah 1:8 Nehemiah 5:14 Nehemiah 7:2 Nehemiah 8:1 Nehemiah 8:14 Nehemiah 9:14

Esther — 9×

Esther 2:10 Esther 2:20 Esther 3:2 Esther 3:12 Esther 4:5 Esther 4:8 Esther 4:10 Esther 4:17 Esther 8:9

Job — 3×

Job 36:32 Job 37:12 Job 38:12

Psalms — 15×

Psalms 7:6 Psalms 33:9 Psalms 42:8 Psalms 44:4 Psalms 68:28 Psalms 71:3 Psalms 78:5 Psalms 78:23 Psalms 91:11 Psalms 105:8 Psalms 111:9 Psalms 119:4 Psalms 119:138 Psalms 133:3 Psalms 148:5

Isaiah — 10×

Isaiah 5:6 Isaiah 10:6 Isaiah 13:3 Isaiah 23:11 Isaiah 34:16 Isaiah 38:1 Isaiah 45:11 Isaiah 45:12 Isaiah 48:5 Isaiah 55:4

Jeremiah — 39×

Jeremiah 1:7 Jeremiah 1:17 Jeremiah 7:22 Jeremiah 7:23 Jeremiah 7:31 Jeremiah 11:4 Jeremiah 11:8 Jeremiah 13:5 Jeremiah 13:6 Jeremiah 14:14 Jeremiah 17:22 Jeremiah 19:5 Jeremiah 23:32 Jeremiah 26:2 Jeremiah 26:8 Jeremiah 27:4 Jeremiah 29:23 Jeremiah 32:13 Jeremiah 32:23 Jeremiah 32:35 Jeremiah 34:22 Jeremiah 35:6 Jeremiah 35:8 Jeremiah 35:10 Jeremiah 35:14+ 14 more in Jeremiah

Lamentations — 4×

Lam 1:10 Lam 1:17 Lam 2:17 Lam 3:37

Ezekiel — 6×

Ezekiel 9:11 Ezekiel 10:6 Ezekiel 12:7 Ezekiel 24:18 Ezekiel 37:7 Ezekiel 37:10

Amos — 5×

Amos 2:12 Amos 6:11 Amos 9:3 Amos 9:4 Amos 9:9

Nahum — 1×

Nahum 1:14

Zechariah — 1×

Zech 1:6

Malachi — 1×

Malachi 4:4

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