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Lexicon :: Strong's H6635 - ṣāḇā'

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צָבָא
Transliteration
ṣāḇā'
Pronunciation
tsaw-baw'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1865a,1865b

Strong’s Definitions

צָבָא tsâbâʼ, tsaw-baw'; or (feminine) צְבָאָה tsᵉbâʼâh; from H6633; a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship):—appointed time, (+) army, (+) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 485x

The KJV translates Strong's H6635 in the following manner: host (393x), war (41x), army (29x), battle (5x), service (5x), appointed time (3x), warfare (2x), soldiers (1x), company (1x), miscellaneous (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 485x
The KJV translates Strong's H6635 in the following manner: host (393x), war (41x), army (29x), battle (5x), service (5x), appointed time (3x), warfare (2x), soldiers (1x), company (1x), miscellaneous (5x).

  1. that which goes forth, army, war, warfare, host

    1. army, host

      1. host (of organised army)

      2. host (of angels)

      3. of sun, moon, and stars

      4. of whole creation

    2. war, warfare, service, go out to war

    3. service

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
צָבָא tsâbâʼ, tsaw-baw'; or (feminine) צְבָאָה tsᵉbâʼâh; from H6633; a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship):—appointed time, (+) army, (+) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).
STRONGS H6635: Abbreviations
צָבָא 485 noun masculine 2 Chronicles 28:9 (possibly feminine Isaiah 10:2; Isaiah 40:2; Daniel 8:12, but see AlbrZAW xv (1895), 319; BevDn) army, war, warfare; — absolute צ׳ Numbers 1:3 + (מִצָּבָה Zechariah 9:8); construct צְבָא Numbers 10:15 +; suffix צְבָאִי Job 14:14; צְבָאֲךָ Judges 8:9; Judges 9:29; צְבָיָו Psalm 103:21; Psalm 148:2 (Kt צבאו; so read probably in both), etc.; plural צְבָאוֺת Numbers 20:9 + 278 times; construct צִבְאוֺת Exodus 12:41 + 2 times; suffix צִבְאֹתַי Exodus 7:4; צִבְאֹתָם Exodus 6:26 +, etc.; —
1. army, host:
a. organized for war Judges 8:6; Judges 9:29 (J) Isaiah 34:2; Jeremiah 51:3; 2 Chronicles 28:9; צְבָאוֺ his host Numbers 2:4, 6 + 10 times 2 (P), לְצִבְאֹתָם Numbers 1:3, 52; Numbers 2:3, 9 + 11 times Numbers 2:10; Numbers 33:1 (P); אַלְפֵי הצ׳ Numbers 31:48 (P); ישׂראל צ׳ 2 Chronicles 25:7; חֵיל (ה)צ׳ 1 Chronicles 20:1; 2 Chronicles 26:13; גְּדוּדֵי צ׳ 1 Chronicles 7:4; כלהֿצבא 2 Samuel 3:23; 2 Samuel 10:7; 1 Chronicles 19:8; 2 Chronicles 26:14; (ה)צ׳ שַׂר captain of (the) host Genesis 21:22, 32 (E) Genesis 26:26 (J) Judges 4:2, 7; 1 Samuel 12:9 + 21 times; (ה)צבא שָׂרֵי 1 Kings 1:25 (but read שַׂר), 1 Chronicles 25:1; 1 Chronicles 26:26; 2 Chronicles 33:11; שָׂרִים בצ׳ 1 Chronicles 12:22; (ה)צבאות שָׂרֵי Deuteronomy 20:9; 1 Kings 2:5; 1 Chronicles 27:3; רָאשֵׁי הצ׳ 1 Chronicles 12:14; מַלְכֵי צבאות Psalm 68:13; (ה)צ׳ עַל over the host (as captain) Numbers 10:14, 15 + 10 times Numbers 10 (P), 2 Samuel 8:16 = 1 Chronicles 18:15; 2 Samuel 17:25; 1 Kings 2:35; 1 Kings 4:4; אלֿ כל הצ׳ 2 Samuel 20:23 (אל for על); עַלצִֿבְאֹתָם Exodus 6:26; Exodus 12:51 (P); הוציא צבאות lead out armies Exodus 7:4; Exodus 12:17 (P); יצא צ׳ army goes forth (to war) Exodus 12:41; 1 Chronicles 7:11; לֹא תֵצֵא בְּצִבְאוֺתֵינוּ Psalm 44:10, of י׳ going with our armies = Psalm 60:12 = Psalm 108:12; figurative of great number, צבא רב Psalm 68:12. — On חֲלִיפוֺת וְצָבָא Job 10:17 see Di; Bu proposes תַּחֲלֵף צְבָאֲ(ךָׅ i.e. thou dost renew (thine) army against me.
b. host (organized body) of angels (compare Luke 2:13), צבא השׁמים (כל) all the host of heaven 1 Kings 22:19 2 Chronicles 18:18; Nehemiah 9:6; כל צבאיו Psalm 103:21; Psalm 148:2; צבא הַמָּרוֺם Isaiah 24:21 host of the high (angel-princes; || earthly monarchs); צבא השׁמים Daniel 8:10, הצבא Daniel 8:10 (otherse Daniel 8:10b figurative of Israel); י׳ שׂר צ׳ captain of the host of י׳ Joshua 5:14, 15 (theophanic angel); שׂר הצבא Daniel 8:11 (angel-prince of Israel, others, God).
c. of sun, moon and stars, כלצבא השׁמים Deuteronomy 4:19; Deuteronomy 17:3; 2 Kings 17:16; 2 Kings 21:3, 5 2 Chronicles 33:3, 5; 2 Kings 23:4, 5; Jeremiah 8:2; Jeremiah 19:13 (all as objects of worship), Isaiah 34:4; השׁמים צ׳ Jeremiah 33:22; Zephaniah 1:5; כל צבאם Nehemiah 9:6; Psalm 33:6; Isaiah 34:4; Isaiah 45:12; צבאם Isaiah 40:26. — Jeremiah 3:19 see I. צְבִי.
d. of the entire creation, כל צבאם Genesis 2:1.
2. war, warfare, service: יָצָא צָבָא go out to war Numbers 1:3, 20 + 12 times Numbers 1; Numbers 26:2 (P) 1 Chronicles 5:18; 1 Chronicles 7:11; 1 Chronicles 12:33; 1 Chronicles 12:36; 2 Chronicles 25:5; 26:11; יצא בצ׳ Numbers 31:36 (P) Deuteronomy 24:5; יצא לצ׳ Numbers 31:27, 28 (P); עלה לצ׳ go up to war Joshua 22:12, 33 (P); בא מצ׳ come from war Numbers 31:14; 2 Chronicles 28:12; קבץ לצ׳ 1 Samuel 28:1; שׁלח לצ׳ Numbers 31:4, 6 (twice in verse) (P) התיחשׂם בּצ׳ 1 Chronicles 7:40; תִנָּתֵן צ׳ Daniel 8:12; אַנְשֵׁי (ה)צ׳ men of war Numbers 31:21, 53 (P) 1 Chronicles 12:8, compare עַם הצ׳ Numbers 31:32(P); see also II. חלץ; גִבּוֺרֵי חַיִל לצ׳ 1 Chronicles 12:25; כְּלֵי צ׳ 1 Chronicles 12:37 instruments of war.
3. service:
a. of Levites in sacred places Numbers 4:3, 23, 30, 35, 39, 43; Numbers 8:24, 25; קֹדֶשׁ וְצָבָא Daniel 8:13 (al. as Daniel 8:11, 1b).
b. of hard service of troubled life Job 7:1; Job 14:14; Isaiah 40:2; Daniel 10:1.
4. צְבָאוֺת, in name of י׳ as God of war, probably first in time of warlike David (some connect with sacred ark, but ark older), explained יהוה צבאות אֱלֹחֵי מערכות ישׂראל 1 Samuel 17:45 י׳ Sebaoth God of the battle array of Israel (the thought of angels and stars as army of God is later);
a. earliest form with article: אֱלֹהֵי הַצְּבָאוֺת י׳ Amos 3:13; Amos 6:14; Amos 9:5 (אֱלֹהֵי omitted by error, compare We), Hosea 12:6.
b. without article, definite by usage, אֱלֹהֵי צְבָאוֺת י׳ 2 Samuel 5:10; Amos 5:14, 15, 16; Amos 6:8; 1 Kings 19:10, 14; Jeremiah 5:14; Jeremiah 15:16; Psalm 89:9; אֱלֹהֵי צְבָאֹת אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל י׳ Jeremiah 35:17; Jeremiah 38:17; Jeremiah 44:7; 1 Samuel 7:27 = 1 Chronicles 17:24; Isaiah 21:10; Isaiah 37:16; Isaiah 1st אֱלֹהֵי omitted Jeremiah 7:3, 21 + 30 times Jeremiah; Zephaniah 2:9; אלהי ישׂראל אלהים צ׳ י׳ Psalm 59:6 (אלהים variant of י׳); שְׁמוֺ צ׳ א׳ י׳, י׳ God of hosts his name Amos 4:13; Amos 5:27, later reduced to צ׳ י׳ שְׁמוֺ Isaiah 47:4; Isaiah 48:2; Isaiah 51:15; Isaiah 54:5; Jeremiah 10:16; Jeremiah 31:35 + 6 times Jeremiah
c. as proper name Sebaoth: צבאות י׳, י׳ Sebaoth (Lord of hosts, Vrss, owing to Qr אֲדֹנָי, but this never construct אֲדֹנֵי; al. י׳ of hosts, but < names in apposition, since י׳ is proper name; צ׳ for earlier אלהי צ׳; compare Σαβαωθ James 5:4; Romans 9:29): 1 Samuel 1:3, 11; 1 Samuel 4:4; 1 Samuel 15:2; 1 Samuel 17:45; 2 Samuel 6:2, 18; 2 Samuel 7:8, 26; 1 Kings 18:15; 2 Kings 3:14; 2 Kings 19:31; 1 Chronicles 11:9; 1 Chronicles 17:7; Psalm 24:10 + 6 times Psalms; Micah 4:4; Nahum 2:14; Nahum 3:5; Habakkuk 2:13; Zephaniah 2:10; Isaiah 1:9; Isaiah 2:12; Isaiah 5:7, 9, 16, 24 + 35 times Isaiah 6-39; Isa2, only Isaiah 44:6; Isaiah 45:13; Jeremiah 6:6, 9; Jeremiah 8:3; Jeremiah 9:6; Jeremiah 9:16 + 26 times Jeremiah; Haggai 1:2, 5 + 12 times Haggai; Zechariah 1:3 (3 times in verse); Zechariah 1:4 + 40 times Zechariah 1-8; Zechariah 9:15 + 8 times Zechariah 10-14; Malachi 1:4, 6, 8 + 21 times Malachi; צ׳ האדון י׳ Isaiah 1:24 + 4 times Isaiah (including Isaiah 10:16 Baer Gi > van d. H. אֲדֹנָי for י׳); צ׳ אֲדֹנָי י׳ Isaiah 3:15 + (on these phrase see אָדוֺן 1, 6); אלהים צ׳ (א׳ later Qr for original י׳) Psalm 80:8; Psalm 80:15; אלהים צ׳ י׳ (earlier י׳ + later [inserted] א׳) Psalm 80:5; Psalm 80:20 [Psalm 80:19]; Psalm 84:9. — compare DrHastings DB (1900), LORD OF HOSTS and references, LöhrAmos (Beiheftezur ZAW iv (1900), 38-67).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

2:1; 21:22; 21:32; 26:26

Exodus

6:26; 6:26; 7:4; 7:4; 12:17; 12:41; 12:41; 12:51

Numbers

1; 1:3; 1:3; 1:3; 1:20; 1:52; 2:3; 2:4; 2:6; 2:9; 2:10; 4:3; 4:23; 4:30; 4:35; 4:39; 4:43; 8:24; 8:25; 10; 10:14; 10:15; 10:15; 20:9; 26:2; 31:4; 31:6; 31:14; 31:21; 31:27; 31:28; 31:32; 31:36; 31:48; 31:53; 33:1

Deuteronomy

4:19; 17:3; 20:9; 24:5

Joshua

5:14; 5:15; 22:12; 22:33

Judges

4:2; 4:7; 8:6; 8:9; 9:29; 9:29

1 Samuel

1:3; 1:11; 4:4; 12:9; 15:2; 17:45; 17:45; 28:1

2 Samuel

3:23; 5:10; 6:2; 6:18; 7:8; 7:26; 8:16; 10:7; 17:25; 20:23

1 Kings

1:25; 2:5; 2:35; 4:4; 18:15; 19:10; 19:14; 22:19

2 Kings

3:14; 17:16; 19:31; 21:3; 21:5; 23:4; 23:5

1 Chronicles

5:18; 7:4; 7:11; 7:11; 7:40; 11:9; 12:8; 12:14; 12:22; 12:25; 12:33; 12:36; 12:37; 17:7; 17:24; 18:15; 19:8; 20:1; 25:1; 26:26; 27:3

2 Chronicles

18:18; 25:5; 25:7; 26:11; 26:13; 26:14; 28:9; 28:9; 28:12; 33:3; 33:5; 33:11

Nehemiah

9:6; 9:6

Job

7:1; 10:17; 14:14; 14:14

Psalms

24:10; 33:6; 44:10; 59:6; 60:12; 68:12; 68:13; 80:5; 80:8; 80:15; 80:19; 84:9; 89:9; 103:21; 103:21; 108:12; 148:2; 148:2

Isaiah

1:9; 1:24; 2:12; 3:15; 5:7; 5:9; 5:16; 5:24; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 10:2; 10:16; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19; 20; 21; 21:10; 22; 23; 24; 24:21; 25; 26; 27; 28; 29; 30; 31; 32; 33; 34; 34:2; 34:4; 34:4; 35; 36; 37; 37:16; 38; 39; 40:2; 40:2; 40:26; 44:6; 45:12; 45:13; 47:4; 48:2; 51:15; 54:5

Jeremiah

3:19; 5:14; 6:6; 6:9; 7:3; 7:21; 8:2; 8:3; 9:6; 9:16; 10:16; 15:16; 19:13; 31:35; 33:22; 35:17; 38:17; 44:7; 51:3

Daniel

8:10; 8:10; 8:10; 8:11; 8:11; 8:12; 8:12; 8:13; 10:1

Hosea

12:6

Amos

3:13; 4:13; 5:14; 5:15; 5:16; 5:27; 6:8; 6:14; 9:5

Micah

4:4

Nahum

3:5

Habakkuk

2:13

Zephaniah

1:5; 2:9; 2:10

Haggai

1:2; 1:5

Zechariah

1; 1:3; 1:4; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9:8; 9:15; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14

Malachi

1:4; 1:6; 1:8

Luke

2:13

Romans

9:29

James

5:4

H6635

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Strong's Number H6635 matches the Hebrew צָבָא (ṣāḇā'),
which occurs 15 times in 15 verses in '2Sa' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Abner son of Ner, commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth[fn][fn] and moved him to Mahanaim.

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When Joab and his whole army arrived, Joab was informed, “Abner son of Ner came to see the king, the king dismissed him, and he went in peace.”

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David became more and more powerful, and the LORD God of Armies was with him.

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He and all his troops set out to bring the ark of God from Baale-judah.[fn] The ark bears the Name, the name of the LORD of Armies who is enthroned between the cherubim.

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When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of Armies.

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“So now this is what you are to say to my servant David: ‘This is what the LORD of Armies says: I took you from the pasture, from tending the flock, to be ruler over my people Israel.

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so that your name will be exalted forever, when it is said, “The LORD of Armies is God over Israel.” The house of your servant David will be established before you

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since you, LORD of Armies, God of Israel, have revealed this to your servant when you said, “I will build a house for you.” Therefore, your servant has found the courage to pray this prayer to you.

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Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army;

Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was court historian;

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David heard about it and sent Joab and all the elite troops.

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Hadadezer sent messengers to bring the Arameans who were beyond the Euphrates River, and they came to Helam with Shobach, commander of Hadadezer’s army, leading them.

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But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven hundred of their charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers.[fn] He also struck down Shobach commander of their army, who died there.

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Now Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in Joab’s place. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra[fn] the Israelite;[fn] Ithra had married Abigail daughter of Nahash.[fn] Abigail was a sister to Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.

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“And tell Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood?[fn] May God punish me and do so severely if you don’t become commander of my army from now on instead of Joab! ’ ”

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Joab commanded the whole army of Israel;

Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites;

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