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צָוָה H6680
H6680 is the Hebrew word צָוָה, transliterated tsâvâh and said tsaw-vaw'. The King James Version most often renders it commanded.
What it means
(intensively) to constitute, enjoin.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 380 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: appoint, (for-) bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.
Verses using צָוָה
The first 40 of 418 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 2:16 · KJV
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
Genesis 3:11 · KJV
And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
Genesis 3:17 · KJV
And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
Genesis 6:22 · KJV
Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
Genesis 7:9 · KJV
There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
Genesis 7:16 · KJV
And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.
Genesis 12:20 · KJV
And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.
Genesis 18:19 · KJV
For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
Genesis 26:11 · KJV
And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.
Genesis 28:1 · KJV
And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.
Genesis 28:6 · KJV
When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;
Genesis 32:4 · KJV
And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now:
Genesis 32:17 · KJV
And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?
Genesis 32:19 · KJV
And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him.
Genesis 42:25 · KJV
Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man’s money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.
Genesis 44:1 · KJV
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.
Genesis 45:19 · KJV
Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.
Genesis 49:29 · KJV
And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
Genesis 49:33 · KJV
And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.
Genesis 50:2 · KJV
And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel.
Genesis 50:16 · KJV
And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,
Exodus 1:22 · KJV
And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.
Exodus 5:6 · KJV
And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
Exodus 6:13 · KJV
And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.
Exodus 7:2 · KJV
Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.
Exodus 7:6 · KJV
And Moses and Aaron did as the LORD commanded them, so did they.
Exodus 7:10 · KJV
And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent.
Exodus 7:20 · KJV
And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.
Exodus 12:28 · KJV
And the children of Israel went away, and did as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
Exodus 12:50 · KJV
Thus did all the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
Exodus 16:16 · KJV
This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents.
Exodus 16:24 · KJV
And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.
Exodus 16:32 · KJV
And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.
Exodus 16:34 · KJV
As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.
Exodus 18:23 · KJV
If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.
Exodus 23:15 · KJV
Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:)
Exodus 25:22 · KJV
And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.
Exodus 27:20 · KJV
And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always.
Exodus 29:35 · KJV
And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all things which I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them.
Exodus 31:11 · KJV
And the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.
Common questions
What does Strong's H6680 mean?
H6680 is the Hebrew word צָוָה (tsâvâh), meaning (intensively) to constitute, enjoin.
How is H6680 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it commanded (263 times), command (63 times), charged (23 times), charge (6 times), hast commanded (4 times), among others.
How many times does H6680 appear in the Bible?
צָוָה (tsâvâh) is tagged in 418 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H6680 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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