Word Study · Strong's H5333 · Hebrew
נְצִיב
netsib
nets-eeb'
Strong's 1890 spelling: nᵉtsîyb
“something stationary, i.e. a prefect, a military post, a statue”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
something stationary, i.e. a prefect, a military post, a statue
Rendered in the KJV as
garrison, officer, pillar.
- 11occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 6 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 11inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 11 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 11
- וּנְצִ֥יב1
- וּנְצִ֣יב1
- נְצִבֵ֣י1
- נְצִבִים֙1
- נְצִבִ֗ים1
- נְצִבִ֔ים1
- נְצִ֥יב1
- נְצִ֤יב1
- נְצִ֣יב1
- נְצִיבִ֔ים1
- נְצִיבִים֙1
How it is rendered · 6
- garrisons5
- [the] garrison of2
- [the] garrisons of1
- a pillar of1
- and [the] garrison of1
- and an overseer1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- noun · masculine plural5
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)3
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmpa · 5
- HNcmsc · 3
- HC/Ncmsa · 1
- HC/Ncmsc · 1
- HNcmpc · 1
All 11, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 1 Samuel3 of 11 · 27%
- 2 Samuel3 of 11 · 27%
- 1 Chronicles2 of 11 · 18%
- Genesis1 of 11 · 9%
- 1 Kings1 of 11 · 9%
1 Samuel carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis1 occurrence
1 Samuel3 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 10:5נְצִבֵ֣יnetziveinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)After that you will come to Gibeah of God, where the Philistines have an outpost. As you approach the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place, preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying.here: [the] garrisons of
- 1 Samuel 13:3נְצִ֤יבnetzivnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Then Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. So Saul blew the ram’s horn throughout the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!”here: [the] garrison of
- 1 Samuel 13:4נְצִ֣יבnetzivnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)And all Israel heard the news: “Saul has attacked an outpost of the Philistines, and now Israel has become a stench to the Philistines!” Then the people were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.here: [the] garrison of
2 Samuel3 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 8:6נְצִבִים֙netzivimnoun · masculine pluralThen he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.here: garrisons
- 2 Samuel 8:14נְצִבִ֗יםnetzivimnoun · masculine pluralHe placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.here: garrisons
- 2 Samuel 8:14נְצִבִ֔יםnetzivimnoun · masculine pluralHe placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.here: garrisons
1 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 11:16וּנְצִ֣יבunetzivconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.here: and [the] garrison of
- 1 Chronicles 18:13נְצִיבִ֔יםnetzivimnoun · masculine pluralHe placed garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.here: garrisons
Same headword in Strong's