Tsav (צב) means tortoise in Hebrew.
It can also mean turtle. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
tortoise, turtle
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Tsav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1זוחל המאופיין בשריון גדול וחזק המכסה את גופו ובתנועתו האטית.
וְזֶה לָכֶם הַטָּמֵא בַּשֶּׁרֶץ הַשֹּׁרֵץ עַל הָאָרֶץ הַחֹלֶד וְהָעַכְבָּר וְהַצָּב לְמִינֵהוּ.
- 2עגלה מחופה.
וַיָּבִיאוּ אֶת קָרְבָּנָם לִפְנֵי יְהוָה שֵׁשׁ עֶגְלֹת צָב וּשְׁנֵי עָשָׂר בָּקָר עֲגָלָה עַל שְׁנֵי הַנְּשִׂאִים וְשׁוֹר לְאֶחָד וַיַּקְרִיבוּ אוֹתָם לִפְנֵי הַמִּשְׁכָּן.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tsav is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- צָב
- Written without vowel points
- צב
- Said
- tsav
- Plural
- צַבִּים
- Inflections
- ר' צַבִּים; צַב־, ר' צַבֵּי־
- Gematria
- 92
This is how Tsav is said in other languages.
- English
- tortoise, turtle
- Arabic
- سُلَحْفَاة
- Russian
- черепаха
- French
- tortue
- Spanish
- tortuga
- German
- Schildkröte
These words mean nearly the same as Tsav.
- שלחופה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Tsav.
The word Tsav is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חרדון צב
- כמו צב
- עגלת צב
- צב־ים
- צב ענק
- שריון הצב
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Tsav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tsav.
What does Tsav (צב) mean in Hebrew?
Tsav (צב) means tortoise and turtle. It is said tsav, with the stress on tsav.
What is a synonym for Tsav (צב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tsav (צב) are שלחופה.
What rhymes with Tsav (צב)?
Words that rhyme with Tsav (צב) include רב, חלב, מצב, כוכב, קו, and אב.
Is Tsav (צב) masculine or feminine?
The word Tsav (צב) is a masculine noun, and its plural is צַבִּים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry צב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.