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צלב

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Aramaic

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Verb

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צלב (tsaláv)

  1. to crucify, to be crucified

Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
צ־ל־ב (ts-l-b)
1 term

From Aramaic צְלַב (ṣəláḇ). Compare with Arabic صَلَبَ (ṣalaba) (to crucify) and Arabic صَلِيب (ṣalīb) (cross)

Pronunciation 1

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Verb

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צָלַב (tzaláv) (pa'al construction)

  1. to crucify
Conjugation
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Pronunciation 2

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Noun

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צְלָב (tzlavm (plural indefinite צְלָבִים, singular construct צְלָב־, plural construct צְלָבֵי־) [pattern: קְטוֹל]

  1. cross
Derived terms
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References

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  • Klein, Ernest (1987) “צָלַב”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 547c
  • צלב” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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