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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 10 times in 10 verses in '1Sa' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:3 - Each year Elkanah would travel to Shiloh to worship and sacrifice to the LORD of Heaven’s Armies at the Tabernacle. The priests of the LORD at that time were the two sons of Eli—Hophni and Phinehas.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:11 - And she made this vow: “O LORD of Heaven’s Armies, if you will look upon my sorrow and answer my prayer and give me a son, then I will give him back to you. He will be yours for his entire lifetime, and as a sign that he has been dedicated to the LORD, his hair will never be cut.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:4 - So they sent men to Shiloh to bring the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, who is enthroned between the cherubim. Hophni and Phinehas, the sons of Eli, were also there with the Ark of the Covenant of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:9 - But the people soon forgot about the LORD their God, so he handed them over to Sisera, the commander of Hazor’s army, and also to the Philistines and to the king of Moab, who fought against them.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:50

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:50 - Saul’s wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz. The commander of Saul’s army was Abner, the son of Saul’s uncle Ner.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:2 - This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has declared: I have decided to settle accounts with the nation of Amalek for opposing Israel when they came from Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:45

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:45 - David replied to the Philistine, “You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies—the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:55

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:55 - As Saul watched David go out to fight the Philistine, he asked Abner, the commander of his army, “Abner, whose son is this young man?”
“I really don’t know,” Abner declared.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:5 - David slipped over to Saul’s camp one night to look around. Saul and Abner son of Ner, the commander of his army, were sleeping inside a ring formed by the slumbering warriors.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:1 - About that time the Philistines mustered their armies for another war with Israel. King Achish told David, “You and your men will be expected to join me in battle.”
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