Tsâbâʼ — H6633

H6633 · Hebrew — צבא

Pronunciation: tsaw-baw'

Definition

verb

to mass (an army or servants)

  1. to go forth, wage war, fight, serve
    1. (Qal)
      1. to wage war, fight, go forth to war
      2. to serve (at sacred tent)
    2. (Hiphil) to cause to go forth, muster

Usually translated as

fight, perform, assemble, muster, wait upon, war

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Tsâbâʼ occurs 14 times in 12 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), Numbers (4), 1 Samuel (1), 2 Kings (1), Isaiah (3), Jeremiah (1), Zechariah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — T