Tzaluv (צלוב) means crucified in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
צָלוּב
tzaluv
adjective
In English
crucified
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Tzaluv.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שהוקע על הצלב; מת על עץ התליה.
The word Tzaluv is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- צָלוּב
- Written without vowel points
- צלוב
- Said
- tzaluv
- Root
- צ־ל־ב
- Pattern
- קָטוּל
- Plural
- צְלוּבִים
- Feminine form
- צְלוּבָה
- Inflections
- נ' צְלוּבָה, ר' צְלוּבִים, נ"ר צְלוּבוֹת
- Gematria
- 128
This is how Tzaluv is said in other languages.
- English
- crucified
These words mean nearly the same as Tzaluv.
- תלוי
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Tzaluv.
The word Tzaluv comes from the root צ־ל־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Tzaluv in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tzaluv.
What does Tzaluv (צלוב) mean in Hebrew?
Tzaluv (צלוב) means crucified. It is said tzaluv, with the stress on luv.
What is a synonym for Tzaluv (צלוב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tzaluv (צלוב) are תלוי.
What rhymes with Tzaluv (צלוב)?
Words that rhyme with Tzaluv (צלוב) include חשוב, קירוב, יישוב, סיבוב, עצוב, and כרוב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry צלוב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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