Hebrew word study

צָבָאtsâbâʼ a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially r…

Pronounced “tsaw-baw'

a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)

Translated in the King James as: appointed time, ([phrase]) army, ([phrase]) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).

Appears 481 times in Scripture

Origin: or (feminine) צְבָאָה; from H6633 (צָבָא);

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Where it appears

Genesis 4×
Genesis 2:1Genesis 21:22Genesis 21:32Genesis 26:26
Exodus 5×
Exodus 6:26Exodus 7:4Exodus 12:17Exodus 12:41Exodus 12:51
Numbers 76×
Numbers 1:3Numbers 1:20Numbers 1:22Numbers 1:24Numbers 1:26Numbers 1:28Numbers 1:30Numbers 1:32Numbers 1:34Numbers 1:36Numbers 1:38Numbers 1:40Numbers 1:42Numbers 1:45Numbers 1:52Numbers 2:3Numbers 2:4Numbers 2:6Numbers 2:8Numbers 2:9Numbers 2:10Numbers 2:11Numbers 2:13Numbers 2:15Numbers 2:16+ 51 more in Numbers
Deuteronomy 3×
Deuteronomy 4:19Deuteronomy 17:3Deuteronomy 24:5
Joshua 5×
Joshua 4:13Joshua 5:14Joshua 5:15Joshua 22:12Joshua 22:33
Judges 4×
Judges 4:2Judges 4:7Judges 8:6Judges 9:29
1 Samuel 10×
1 Sam 1:31 Sam 1:111 Sam 4:41 Sam 12:91 Sam 14:501 Sam 15:21 Sam 17:451 Sam 17:551 Sam 26:51 Sam 28:1
2 Samuel 15×
2 Sam 2:82 Sam 3:232 Sam 5:102 Sam 6:22 Sam 6:182 Sam 7:82 Sam 7:262 Sam 7:272 Sam 8:162 Sam 10:72 Sam 10:162 Sam 10:182 Sam 17:252 Sam 19:132 Sam 20:23
1 Kings 14×
1 Ki 1:191 Ki 1:251 Ki 2:51 Ki 2:321 Ki 2:351 Ki 4:41 Ki 11:151 Ki 11:211 Ki 16:161 Ki 18:151 Ki 19:101 Ki 19:141 Ki 22:19+ 1 more in 1 Kings
2 Kings 9×
2 Ki 3:142 Ki 4:132 Ki 5:12 Ki 17:162 Ki 21:32 Ki 21:52 Ki 23:42 Ki 23:52 Ki 25:19
1 Chronicles 25×
1 Chr 5:181 Chr 7:41 Chr 7:111 Chr 11:91 Chr 12:81 Chr 12:141 Chr 12:211 Chr 12:231 Chr 12:241 Chr 12:251 Chr 12:331 Chr 12:361 Chr 12:371 Chr 17:71 Chr 17:241 Chr 18:151 Chr 19:81 Chr 19:161 Chr 19:181 Chr 20:11 Chr 25:11 Chr 26:261 Chr 27:31 Chr 27:51 Chr 27:34
2 Chronicles 12×
2 Chr 17:182 Chr 18:182 Chr 25:52 Chr 25:72 Chr 26:112 Chr 26:132 Chr 26:142 Chr 28:92 Chr 28:122 Chr 33:32 Chr 33:52 Chr 33:11
Nehemiah 2×
Nehemiah 9:6+ 1 more in Nehemiah
Job 3×
Job 7:1Job 10:17Job 14:14
Psalms 23×
Psalms 24:10Psalms 33:6Psalms 44:9Psalms 46:7Psalms 46:11Psalms 48:8Psalms 59:5Psalms 60:10Psalms 68:11Psalms 68:12Psalms 69:6Psalms 80:4Psalms 80:7Psalms 80:14Psalms 80:19Psalms 84:1Psalms 84:3Psalms 84:8Psalms 84:12Psalms 89:8Psalms 103:21Psalms 108:11Psalms 148:2
Isaiah 70×
Isaiah 1:9Isaiah 1:24Isaiah 2:12Isaiah 3:1Isaiah 3:15Isaiah 5:7Isaiah 5:9Isaiah 5:16Isaiah 5:24Isaiah 6:3Isaiah 6:5Isaiah 8:13Isaiah 8:18Isaiah 9:7Isaiah 9:13Isaiah 9:19Isaiah 10:16Isaiah 10:23Isaiah 10:24Isaiah 10:26Isaiah 10:33Isaiah 13:4Isaiah 13:13Isaiah 14:22Isaiah 14:23+ 45 more in Isaiah
Jeremiah 87×
Jeremiah 2:19Jeremiah 5:14Jeremiah 6:6Jeremiah 6:9Jeremiah 7:3Jeremiah 7:21Jeremiah 8:2Jeremiah 8:3Jeremiah 9:7Jeremiah 9:15Jeremiah 9:17Jeremiah 10:16Jeremiah 11:17Jeremiah 11:20Jeremiah 11:22Jeremiah 15:16Jeremiah 16:9Jeremiah 19:3Jeremiah 19:11Jeremiah 19:13Jeremiah 19:15Jeremiah 20:12Jeremiah 23:15Jeremiah 23:16Jeremiah 23:36+ 62 more in Jeremiah
Daniel 6×
Daniel 8:10Daniel 8:11Daniel 8:12Daniel 8:13Daniel 10:1+ 1 more in Daniel
Hosea 1×
Hosea 12:5
Amos 9×
Amos 3:13Amos 4:13Amos 5:14Amos 5:15Amos 5:16Amos 5:27Amos 6:8Amos 6:14Amos 9:5
Micah 1×
Micah 4:4
Nahum 2×
Nahum 2:13Nahum 3:5
Habakkuk 1×
Habakkuk 2:13
Zephaniah 3×
Zeph 1:5Zeph 2:9Zeph 2:10
Haggai 14×
Haggai 1:2Haggai 1:5Haggai 1:7Haggai 1:9Haggai 1:14Haggai 2:4Haggai 2:6Haggai 2:7Haggai 2:8Haggai 2:9Haggai 2:11Haggai 2:23+ 2 more in Haggai
Zechariah 53×
Zech 1:3Zech 1:4Zech 1:6Zech 1:12Zech 1:14Zech 1:16Zech 1:17Zech 2:8Zech 2:9Zech 2:11Zech 3:7Zech 3:9Zech 3:10Zech 4:6Zech 4:9Zech 5:4Zech 6:12Zech 6:15Zech 7:3Zech 7:4Zech 7:9Zech 7:12Zech 7:13Zech 8:1Zech 8:2+ 28 more in Zechariah
Malachi 24×
Malachi 1:4Malachi 1:6Malachi 1:8Malachi 1:9Malachi 1:10Malachi 1:11Malachi 1:13Malachi 1:14Malachi 2:2Malachi 2:4Malachi 2:7Malachi 2:8Malachi 2:12Malachi 2:16Malachi 3:1Malachi 3:5Malachi 3:7Malachi 3:10Malachi 3:11Malachi 3:12Malachi 3:14Malachi 3:17Malachi 4:1Malachi 4:3

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