נְצִיב
ne.tsiv
garrison
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe word "נְצִיב" (ne.tsiv) is derived from the Hebrew root (tz-r-b). Based on its short definition, "garrison," we can infer that it refers to a group of people or a military unit stationed in a specific location for defensive purposes. The word "נְצִיב" is used 11 times in the Bible, indicating its significance in the Hebrew narrative. Its usage range suggests that it is a term associated with military or security contexts, implying a sense of fortification or protection. This word's meaning is likely tied to its connection with defending a location, and its frequency of use in the biblical text underscores its importance in discussions of military and strategic planning.
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Occurrences in Scripture
11 total occurrences across the text
But Lot’s wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
1 Samuel 10:5“After that you will come to the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is; and it will happen, when you have come there to the city, that you will meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place with a lute, a tambourine, a pipe, and a harp before them; and they will be prophesying.
1 Samuel 13:3Jonathan struck the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!”
1 Samuel 13:4All Israel heard that Saul had struck the garrison of the Philistines, and also that Israel was considered an abomination to the Philistines. The people were gathered together after Saul to Gilgal.
2 Samuel 8:6Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.
2 Samuel 8:14He put garrisons in Edom. Throughout all Edom, he put garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.
2 Samuel 8:14He put garrisons in Edom. Throughout all Edom, he put garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.
1 Kings 4:19Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer who was in the land.
1 Chronicles 11:16David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was in Bethlehem at that time.
1 Chronicles 18:13He put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.
2 Chronicles 17:2He placed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.