The meaning of “צָב”
Understanding tsâb reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
covered, litter, tortoise. - a palanquin or canopy (as a fixture) - also a species of lizard (probably as clinging fast)...
צָב
covered, litter, tortoise. - a palanquin or canopy (as a fixture) - also a species of lizard (probably as clinging fast) 1) a carrying vehicle, litter, covered wagon 2) an unclean lizard 2a) perhaps a tortoise 2b) perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning unknown
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Leviticus 11:29 | “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,” Word: צָב (tsâb) | |
| Numbers 7:3 | “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.” Word: צָב (tsâb) | |
| Isaiah 66:20 | “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.” Word: צָב (tsâb) |