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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: 6640. צְבוּ (tsebu) -- Dyed, colored</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/6640.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/daniel/6-17.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/6640.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> > 6640</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/6639.htm" title="6639">◄</a> 6640. tsebu <a href="../hebrew/6641.htm" title="6641">►</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">tsebu: Dyed, colored</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">צְבוּ</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>tsbuw<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>tse-BOO<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(tseb-oo')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Dyed, colored<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>will, an affair<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from an unused root meaning to dip or dye<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "tsebu," the concept of dyed or colored garments can be related to Greek words like "πορφύρα" (porphyra), which means purple, often used in the New Testament to describe luxurious garments (e.g., Luke 16:19).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "tsebu" refers to something that is dyed or colored. It is used in the context of describing materials or garments that have been treated with color, often indicating value or significance due to the process and materials involved in dyeing.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient times, dyed fabrics were considered luxurious and were often associated with wealth and status. The process of dyeing was labor-intensive and required specific resources, such as certain plants or mollusks, to produce vibrant colors. Purple dye, in particular, was highly prized and often reserved for royalty or the elite. The use of dyed garments in biblical times signified not only wealth but also sometimes had religious or ceremonial significance.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>(Aramaic) from <a href="/hebrew/6634.htm">tseba</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>thing, anything<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>nothing* (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">צְבוּ</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine thing, anything</b></font> (originally <em>purpose</em>) (Palmyrene <font class="hebrew2">צבו</font> Lzb<sup>357</sup> SAC<sup>100</sup> Cooke<sup>266</sup>, Syriac <img src="/bdbgif/bdb110904.gif">, all <em>thing</em>; compare Late Hebrew <font class="hebrew2">חֵפֶץ</font> <em>thing</em>, from <font class="hebrew2">הָפֵץ</font> <em>delight in, crave</em>); — <a href="/interlinear/daniel/6-18.htm">Daniel 6:18</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>purpose <p>(Aramaic) from <a href="/hebrew/6634.htm">tsba'</a>; properly, will; concretely, an affair (as a matter of determination) -- purpose. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/6634.htm">tsba'</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>צְב֖וּ צבו ṣə·ḇū ṣəḇū tzeVu<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/daniel/6-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 6:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לָא־ תִשְׁנֵ֥א <b> צְב֖וּ </b> בְּדָנִיֵּֽאל׃ </span><br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of his lords; <span class="itali">that the purpose</span> might not<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/6-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> not would be changed <span class="itali">the purpose</span> to Daniel<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6640.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6640.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6640<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/tzevu_6640.htm">ṣə·ḇū — 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/6639.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="6639"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="6639" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/6641.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="6641"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="6641" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>