צָבָא

tsa.vaarmy
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine484 occurrences27 books461 verses
This word comes from the name of LORD.

Definition

or (feminine) צְבָאָה; 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)
Traditional renderings: appointed time, ( ) army, ( ) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).

Glossary entries

Lord Righteousness Eli, Eli, Lema Sabachthani? Eli Abba Most High

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

484 total
  1. 1 Chronicles 7:40בַּצָּבָא֙
    All these were the descendants of Asher—heads of their families, choice and mighty men of valor, and chiefs among the leaders. The number of men fit for battle, recorded in their genealogies, was 26,000.
  2. 1 Chronicles 11:9צְבָא֖וֹת · of Hosts
    And David became greater and greater, for the LORD of Hosts was with him.
  3. 1 Chronicles 12:8צָבָא֙ · trained
    Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the wilderness. They were mighty men of valor, trained for battle, experts with the shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions and who were as swift as gazelles on the mountains:
  4. 1 Chronicles 12:14הַצָּבָ֑א · were army
    These Gadites were army commanders, the least of whom was a match for a hundred, and the greatest for a thousand.
  5. 1 Chronicles 12:21בַּצָּבָֽא׃ · in the army
    They helped David against the raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor and commanders in the army.
  6. 1 Chronicles 12:23לַצָּבָ֔א · for battle
    Now these are the numbers of men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, in accordance with the word of the LORD:
  7. 1 Chronicles 12:24צָבָֽא׃ס · troops
    From Judah: 6,800 armed troops bearing shields and spears.
  8. 1 Chronicles 12:25לַצָּבָ֔א · ready for battle
    From Simeon: 7,100 mighty men of valor, ready for battle.
  9. 1 Chronicles 12:33צָבָ֗א
    From Zebulun: 50,000 fit for service, trained for battle with all kinds of weapons of war, who with one purpose were devoted to David.
  10. 1 Chronicles 12:36צָבָ֛א
    From Asher: 40,000 fit for service, prepared for battle.
  11. 1 Chronicles 12:37צְבָ֣א
    And from east of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh there: 120,000 armed with every kind of weapon of war.
  12. 1 Chronicles 17:7צְבָא֔וֹת · of Hosts
    Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.
  13. 1 Chronicles 17:24צְבָאוֹת֙ · of Hosts
    …so that Your name will be established and magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, is God over Israel.’ And may the house of Your servant David be established before You.
  14. 1 Chronicles 18:15הַצָּבָ֑א · the army
    Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
  15. 1 Chronicles 19:8צָבָ֖א · army
    On hearing this, David sent Joab and the entire army of mighty men.
  16. 1 Chronicles 19:16צְבָ֥א · army
    When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates, with Shophach the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.
  17. 1 Chronicles 19:18הַצָּבָ֖א · of their army
    But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven thousand of their charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also killed Shophach the commander of their army.
  18. 1 Chronicles 20:1הַצָּבָ֜א
    In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, Joab led out the army and ravaged the land of the Ammonites. He came to Rabbah and besieged it, but David remained in Jerusalem. And Joab attacked Rabbah and demolished it.
  19. 1 Chronicles 25:1הַצָּבָ֜א · of the army
    Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:
  20. 1 Chronicles 26:26הַצָּבָֽא׃ · and by the army
    This Shelomith and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries for the things dedicated by King David, by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and by the army commanders.
  21. 1 Chronicles 27:3הַצְּבָא֖וֹת · the army
    He was a descendant of Perez and chief of all the army commanders for the first month.
  22. 1 Chronicles 27:5הַצָּבָ֤א · army
    The third army commander, as chief for the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest. There were 24,000 men in his division.
  23. 1 Chronicles 27:34צָבָ֥א · army
    Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah, then by Abiathar. Joab was the commander of the king’s army.
  24. 2 Chronicles 17:18צָבָֽא׃ס · for battle
    …and next to him, Jehozabad, and with him 180,000 armed for battle.
  25. 2 Chronicles 18:18צְבָ֤א · the host
    Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing on His right and on His left.
  26. 2 Chronicles 25:5צָבָ֔א · in the army
    Then Amaziah gathered the people of Judah and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and of hundreds. And he numbered those twenty years of age or older throughout Judah and Benjamin and found 300,000 chosen men able to serve in the army, bearing the spear and shield.
  27. 2 Chronicles 25:7צְבָ֣א · the army
    But a man of God came to him and said, “O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the LORD is not with Israel—not with any of the Ephraimites.
  28. 2 Chronicles 26:11צָבָ֣א · to war
    Uzziah had an army ready for battle that went out to war by assigned divisions, as recorded by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the direction of Hananiah, one of the royal officers.
  29. 2 Chronicles 26:13צָבָ֜א
    Under their authority was an army of 307,500 trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies.
  30. 2 Chronicles 26:14הַצָּבָ֗א · army
    Uzziah supplied the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and slingstones.
  31. 2 Chronicles 28:9הַצָּבָא֙ · the army
    But a prophet of the LORD named Oded was there, and he went out to meet the army that returned to Samaria. “Look,” he said to them, “because of His wrath against Judah, the LORD, the God of your fathers, has delivered them into your hand. But you have slaughtered them in a rage that reaches up to heaven.
  32. 2 Chronicles 28:12הַצָּבָֽא׃ · the war
    Then some of the leaders of the Ephraimites—Azariah son of Jehohanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai—stood in opposition to those arriving from the war.
  33. 2 Chronicles 33:3צְבָ֣א · the host
    For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had torn down, and he raised up altars for the Baals and made Asherah poles. And he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.
  34. 2 Chronicles 33:5צְבָ֣א · the host
    In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven.
  35. 2 Chronicles 33:11הַצָּבָא֙ · the military
    So the LORD brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.
  36. Nehemiah 9:6 (2×)צְבָאָ֗ם · their host; וּצְבָ֥א · and the host
    You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.
  37. Job 7:1צָבָ֣א · consigned to labor
    “Is not man consigned to labor on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired hand?
  38. Job 10:17וְצָבָ֣א · Hardships
    You produce new witnesses against me and multiply Your anger toward me. Hardships assault me in wave after wave.
  39. Job 14:14צְבָאִ֣י · of my hard service
    When a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, until my renewal comes.
  40. Psalm 24:10צְבָא֑וֹת · of Hosts
    Who is He, this King of Glory? The LORD of Hosts—He is the King of Glory. Selah
  41. Psalm 33:6צְבָאָֽם׃ · the stars
    By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.
  42. Psalm 44:9בְּצִבְאוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ · with our armies
    But You have rejected and humbled us; You no longer go forth with our armies.
  43. Psalm 46:7צְבָא֣וֹת · of Hosts
    The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
  44. Psalm 46:11צְבָא֣וֹת · of Hosts
    The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
  45. Psalm 48:8צְ֭בָאוֹת · of Hosts
    As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the LORD of Hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish her forever. Selah
  46. Psalm 59:5צְבָא֡וֹת · of Hosts
    O LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, rouse Yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah
  47. Psalm 60:10בְּצִבְאוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ · with our armies
    Have You not rejected us, O God? Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies?
  48. Psalm 68:11צָבָ֥א · company
    The Lord gives the command; a great company of women proclaim it:
  49. Psalm 68:12צְ֭בָאוֹת · [and their] armies
    “Kings and their armies flee in haste; she who waits at home divides the plunder.