צְבוּ
tsᵉbûw · tseb-oo'
properly, will; concretely, an affair (as a matter of determination)
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) from H6634 (צְבָא);
properly, will; concretely, an affair (as a matter of determination)
- properly, will
- concretely, an affair (as a matter of determination)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: purpose.
Letters
- צTsade90
Picture: a person lying on their side (or a fish hook)
- Concrete
- hook · trail · side · a man bowed
- Extended
- to hunt · to pursue · need · righteousness as a straight path
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to pursue the straight path › the house, what is within › to fasten and establish
To pursue the straight path of the house, what is within that works to fasten and establish.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of צְבוּ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
1 occurrences · 1 OT · 0 NT · 1 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- that the purpose1 · 100%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.