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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 6632. צָב (tsab) -- Lizard</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/6632.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/numbers/7-3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/6632.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 6632</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/6631.htm" title="6631">◄</a> 6632. tsab <a href="../hebrew/6632a.htm" title="6632a">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">tsab: Lizard</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">צָב</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>tsab<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>tsahb<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(tsawb)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Lizard<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a palanquin, canopy, a species of lizard<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From an unused root meaning to establish<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent in the New Testament for "tsab," as the specific dietary laws concerning lizards are not reiterated in the Greek Scriptures. However, the concept of clean and unclean animals is addressed in passages such as Acts 10:14-15, where Peter's vision challenges the traditional Jewish dietary restrictions.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "tsab" refers to a type of lizard. In the context of the Old Testament, it is specifically mentioned in the dietary laws given to the Israelites, where certain animals are deemed unclean. The term is used to describe a creature that is not to be consumed or touched when dead, as it would render a person ceremonially unclean.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, the dietary laws were a significant aspect of daily life and religious practice. These laws, found in the Torah, were intended to set the Israelites apart from other nations and to promote holiness and purity. The classification of animals into clean and unclean categories was a way to teach the Israelites about the importance of obedience and the distinction between the holy and the common. Lizards, along with other small creatures, were considered unclean, possibly due to their association with decay and the ground.<div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> I. <font class="hebrew2">צָב</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>litter</b></font>; — absolute <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">צ</font>, in <font class="hebrew2">עֶגְלֹת צָב</font> <a href="/interlinear/numbers/7-3.htm">Numbers 7:3</a>, probably <em>litter-wagons</em>, i.e. wagons covered, like palanquin; plural <font class="hebrew2">צַבִּים</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/66-20.htm">Isaiah 66:20</a> <em>litters</em> (on Vrss compare Di<sup>Nu</sup>). <p>II. <font class="hebrew2">צבב</font> (√ of following; compare Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb083901.gif"> <em>cleave to ground</em>; Late Hebrew <font class="hebrew2">צָב</font> = Biblical Hebrew, Syriac <img src="/bdbgif/bdb083902.gif"> in Lexicons; Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb083903.gif"> is a large lizard, see especially Seetzen<sup>:Reisen iii. 436 f f.</sup>). <p> II. <font class="hebrew2">צָב</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>lizard</b></font>, as unclean, <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/11-29.htm">Leviticus 11:29</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>covered, litter, tortoise <p>From an unused root meaning to establish; a palanquin or canopy (as a fixture); also a species of lizard (probably as clinging fast) -- covered, litter, tortoise. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְהַצָּ֥ב וּבַצַּבִּ֨ים ובצבים והצב צָב֙ צב ṣāḇ tzav ū·ḇaṣ·ṣab·bîm ūḇaṣṣabbîm uvatztzabBim vehatzTzav wə·haṣ·ṣāḇ wəhaṣṣāḇ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/leviticus/11-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Leviticus 11:29</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַחֹ֥לֶד וְהָעַכְבָּ֖ר <b> וְהַצָּ֥ב </b> לְמִינֵֽהוּ׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/leviticus/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and the mouse, <span class="itali">and the great lizard</span> in its kinds,<br><a href="/kjvs/leviticus/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and the mouse, <span class="itali">and the tortoise</span> after his kind,<br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/11-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the mole and the mouse <span class="itali">and the great</span> kinds<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/7-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 7:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שֵׁשׁ־ עֶגְלֹ֥ת <b> צָב֙ </b> וּשְׁנֵ֣י עָשָׂ֣ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the LORD, six <span class="itali">covered</span> carts and twelve<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> six <span class="itali">covered</span> wagons,<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/7-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> six carts <span class="itali">covered</span> for two and twelve<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/66-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 66:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/66.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בַּסּוּסִ֡ים וּ֠בָרֶכֶב <b> וּבַצַּבִּ֨ים </b> וּבַפְּרָדִ֜ים וּבַכִּרְכָּר֗וֹת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/66.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in chariots, <span class="itali">in litters,</span> on mules<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/66.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and in chariots, <span class="itali">and in litters,</span> and upon mules,<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/66-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> horses chariots <span class="itali">litters</span> mules camels<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6632.htm">3 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6632.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6632<br>3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/tzav_6632.htm">ṣāḇ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/uvatztzabbim_6632.htm">ū·ḇaṣ·ṣab·bîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vehatztzav_6632.htm">wə·haṣ·ṣāḇ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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