צלב

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צלב

/t͡saˈlav/ Modern Israeli
/t͡slav/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From Aramaic צְלַב (ṣəláḇ). Compare with Arabic صَلَبَ (ṣalaba, “to crucify”) and Arabic صَلِيب (ṣalīb, “cross”).

verb צָלַב · tsaláv · לצלוב · לִצְלֹב · צְלִיבָה · צָלוּב

construction pa'al to crucify

noun צְלָב · ts'láv · צְלָבִים · צְלָב־ · צְלָבֵי־

cross

In English

cross geometrical figure
crucify to execute a person by nailing to a cross

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"צלב." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A6%D7%9C%D7%91. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

צלב. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A6%D7%9C%D7%91

Chicago

"צלב." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A6%D7%9C%D7%91.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {צלב},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A6%D7%9C%D7%91},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}