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צָב H6632
H6632 is the Hebrew word צָב, transliterated tsâb and said tsawb. The King James Version most often renders it tortoise.
What it means
a palanquin or canopy (as a fixture); also a species of lizard (probably as clinging fast).
Where it comes from
from an unused root meaning to establish.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 3 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: covered, litter, tortoise.
Verses using צָב
All 3 verses, quoted in full.
Leviticus 11:29 · KJV
These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind,
Numbers 7:3 · KJV
And they brought their offering before the LORD, six covered wagons, and twelve oxen; a wagon for two of the princes, and for each one an ox: and they brought them before the tabernacle.
Isaiah 66:20 · KJV
And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the LORD out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the LORD, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the LORD.
Common questions
What does Strong's H6632 mean?
H6632 is the Hebrew word צָב (tsâb), meaning a palanquin or canopy (as a fixture); also a species of lizard (probably as clinging fast).
How is H6632 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it tortoise (1 time), covered (1 time), litters (1 time).
How many times does H6632 appear in the Bible?
צָב (tsâb) is tagged in 3 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H6632 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root meaning to establish.
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