צב

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
צ־ב־ב (ts-b-b)

Compare Classical Syriac ܥܒܐ (ʿabbā, “spiny-tailed lizard”) and Arabic ضَبّ (ḍabb, “spiny-tailed lizard”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

צָב • (tsáv) m (plural indefinite צַבִּים, singular construct צַב־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. turtle, tortoise

   Synonym: שַׁלְחוּפָה (shalkhufá)

Derived terms

• חַרְדּוֹן צָב (ḥardón tzav, “Uromastyx”)

References

• H6632 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• “צב” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• צב on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Anagrams

• בץ