צב
Hebrew
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| צ־ב־ב (ṣ-b-b) |
Compare Classical Syriac ܥܒܐ (ʿabbā, “spiny-tailed lizard”) and Arabic ضَبّ (ḍabb, “spiny-tailed lizard”).
Noun
צָב • (tsáv) m (plural indefinite צַבִּים, singular construct צַב־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]
- turtle, tortoise
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