Hebrew noun (masculine) · H6635
צָבָא
tsabatsaw-baw'
army; Hosts; army: war; army: duty
485 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: tsâbâʼ
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H6635is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 27 of 39Old Testament books
- 96spellings
- 4meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H6635
a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)
The King James renders it: appointed time, ([phrase]) army, ([phrase]) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
tsaba is rendered "army; Hosts; army: war; army: duty". It stands 485 times in the Hebrew text, across twenty-seven books.
- Eighty-seven of the uses stand in Jeremiah, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists four meanings for it, beginning with "army".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 2:1Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.
- The Greek text spells it ninety-six different ways.
The first use
Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.
Genesis 2:1צְבָאָֽם׃
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in twenty-seven of the 39 Old Testament books.
What the word means
The word carries four meanings: army, and Hosts, and army: war, and army: duty.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| armyStrong's entry A | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereGenesis 2:1Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. |
| HostsStrong's entry B | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
| army: warStrong's entry A | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
| army: dutyStrong's entry A | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- of hosts259
- the army27
- hosts21
- host of17
- to military groups their16
- warfare16
- and military group his12
- war11
- army of10
- military group of8
- army his6
- for the war6
and 38 more, 485 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
Other numbers on this spelling
Strong gave these words the same spelling and different numbers, so the site counts and defines them apart.
The words it stands beside
All 485, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
96 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- צְבָא֖וֹת64
- צְבָא֔וֹת59
- צְבָא֑וֹת30
- צְבָאוֹת֙28
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃26
- צְבָ֣א17
- צְבָא֜וֹת17
- צְבָא֗וֹת16
- צָבָֽא׃14
- הַצָּבָ֑א12
- וּצְבָא֖וֹ12
- לְצִבְאֹתָ֑ם12
and 84 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- noun · feminine plural282HNcfpa
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)38HNcmsc
- noun · masculine singular36HNcmsa
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular32HTd/Ncmsa
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular20HRd/Ncmsa
- preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural16HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular12HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular11HNcmsc/Sp3ms
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural7HNcmsc/Sp3mp
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural5HTd/Ncfpa
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular4HC/Ncmsa
- preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine plural3HR/Ncfpc/Sp1bp
Genesis
four uses
Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.
- צְבָאָֽם׃tzevaamnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: host their
At that time Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army said to Abraham, “God is with you in all that you do.
- צְבָא֔וֹtzevaonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: army his
After they had made the covenant at Beersheba, Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army got up and returned to the land of the Philistines.
- צְבָא֔וֹtzevaonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: army his
Later, Abimelech came to Isaac from Gerar, with Ahuzzath his adviser and Phicol the commander of his army.
- צְבָאֽוֹ׃tzevaonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: army his
Exodus
five uses
It was this Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said, “Bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their divisions.”
- צִבְאֹתָֽם׃tzivotamnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: hosts their
Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will lay My hand on Egypt, and by mighty acts of judgment I will bring the divisions of My people the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.
- צִבְאֹתַ֜יtzivotainoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: hosts my
So you are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your divisions out of the land of Egypt. You must keep this day as a permanent statute for the generations to come.
- צִבְאוֹתֵיכֶ֖םtzivoteikhemnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: hosts your
At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the LORD’s divisions went out of the land of Egypt.
- צִבְא֥וֹתtzivotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: hosts of
And on that very day the LORD brought the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their divisions.
- צִבְאֹתָֽם׃ פtzivotamnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: hosts their
Numbers
seventy-seven uses
You and Aaron are to number those who are twenty years of age or older by their divisions—everyone who can serve in Israel’s army.
- צָבָ֖אtzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: warfare
- לְצִבְאֹתָ֖םletzivotampreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: to military groups their
From the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, according to the records of their clans and families, counting one by one the names of every male twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
- צָבָֽא׃tzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: warfare
From the sons of Simeon, according to the records of their clans and families, counting one by one the names of every male twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
- צָבָֽא׃tzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: warfare
From the sons of Gad, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
- צָבָֽא׃tzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: warfare
From the sons of Judah, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
- צָבָֽא׃tzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: warfare
From the sons of Issachar, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
- צָבָֽא׃tzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: warfare
From the sons of Zebulun, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
- צָבָֽא׃tzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: warfare
From the sons of Joseph:
- צָבָֽא׃tzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: warfare
And from the sons of Manasseh, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
- צָבָֽא׃tzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: warfare
From the sons of Benjamin, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
- צָבָֽא׃tzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: warfare
From the sons of Dan, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
- צָבָֽא׃tzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: warfare
From the sons of Asher, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
- צָבָֽא׃tzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: warfare
From the sons of Naphtali, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
- צָבָֽא׃tzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: warfare
So all the Israelites twenty years of age or older who could serve in Israel’s army were counted according to their families.
- צָבָ֖אtzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: warfare
The Israelites are to camp by their divisions, each man in his own camp and under his own standard.
- לְצִבְאֹתָֽם׃letzivotampreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: to military groups their
On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard:
- לְצִבְאֹתָ֑םletzivotampreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: to military groups their
The leader of the descendants of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab, and his division numbers 74,600.
- וּצְבָא֖וֹutzevaoconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and military group his
and his division numbers 54,400.
- וּצְבָא֖וֹutzevaoconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and military group his
and his division numbers 57,400.
- וּצְבָא֖וֹutzevaoconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and military group his
The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Judah is 186,400; they shall set out first.
- לְצִבְאֹתָ֑םletzivotampreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: to military groups their
On the south side, the divisions of Reuben are to camp under their standard:
- לְצִבְאֹתָ֑םletzivotampreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: to military groups their
The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur, and his division numbers 46,500.
- וּצְבָא֖וֹutzevaoconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and military group his
and his division numbers 59,300.
- וּצְבָא֖וֹutzevaoconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and military group his
and his division numbers 45,650.
- וּצְבָא֖וֹutzevaoconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and military group his
The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Reuben is 151,450; they shall set out second.
- לְצִבְאֹתָ֑םletzivotampreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: to military groups their
On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard:
- לְצִבְאֹתָ֖םletzivotampreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: to military groups their
The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud, and his division numbers 40,500.
- וּצְבָא֖וֹutzevaoconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and military group his
and his division numbers 32,200.
- וּצְבָא֖וֹutzevaoconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and military group his
and his division numbers 35,400.
- וּצְבָא֖וֹutzevaoconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and military group his
The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Ephraim is 108,100; they shall set out third.
- לְצִבְאֹתָ֑םletzivotampreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: to military groups their
On the north side, the divisions of Dan are to camp under their standard:
- לְצִבְאֹתָ֑םletzivotampreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: to military groups their
The leader of the Danites is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, and his division numbers 62,700.
- וּצְבָא֖וֹutzevaoconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and military group his
and his division numbers 41,500.
- וּצְבָא֖וֹutzevaoconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and military group his
and his division numbers 53,400.
- וּצְבָא֖וֹutzevaoconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and military group his
These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. The total of those counted in the camps, by their divisions, was 603,550.
- לְצִבְאֹתָ֔םletzivotampreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: to military groups their
men from thirty to fifty years old—everyone who is qualified to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
- לַצָּבָ֔אlatzava'preposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: for the service
from thirty to fifty years old, counting everyone who comes to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
- צָבָ֔אtzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: service
from thirty to fifty years old, counting everyone who comes to serve in the work of the Tent of Meeting.
- לַצָּבָ֔אlatzava'preposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: for the service
everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
- לַצָּבָ֔אlatzava'preposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: for the service
everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
- לַצָּבָ֔אlatzava'preposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: for the service
everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
- לַצָּבָ֔אlatzava'preposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: for the service
“This applies to the Levites: Men twenty-five years of age or older shall enter to perform the service in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
- צָבָ֔אtzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: service
But at the age of fifty, they must retire from performing the work and no longer serve.
- מִצְּבָ֣אmitzeva'preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: from service of
First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.
- לְצִבְאֹתָ֑םletzivotampreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: to military groups their
- צְבָא֔וֹtzevaonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: military group its
Nethanel son of Zuar was over the division of the tribe of Issachar,
- צְבָ֔אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: military group of
and Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun.
- צְבָ֔אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: military group of
Then the divisions of the camp of Reuben set out under their standard, with Elizur son of Shedeur in command.
- לְצִבְאֹתָ֑םletzivotampreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: to military groups their
- צְבָא֔וֹtzevaonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: military group its
Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was over the division of the tribe of Simeon,
- צְבָ֔אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: military group of
and Eliasaph son of Deuel was over the division of the tribe of Gad.
- צְבָ֖אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: military group of
Next, the divisions of the camp of Ephraim set out under their standard, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.
- לְצִבְאֹתָ֑םletzivotampreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: to military groups their
- צְבָא֔וֹtzevaonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: military group its
Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was over the division of the tribe of Manasseh,
- צְבָ֔אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: military group of
and Abidan son of Gideoni was over the division of the tribe of Benjamin.
- צְבָ֔אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: military group of
Finally, the divisions of the camp of Dan set out under their standard, serving as the rear guard for all units, with Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai in command.
- לְצִבְאֹתָ֑םletzivotampreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: to military groups their
- צְבָא֔וֹtzevaonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: military group its
Pagiel son of Ocran was over the division of the tribe of Asher,
- צְבָ֔אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: military group of
and Ahira son of Enan was over the division of the tribe of Naphtali.
- צְבָ֔אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: military group of
This was the order of march for the Israelite divisions as they set out.
- לְצִבְאֹתָ֑םletzivotampreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: to military groups their
“Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by the houses of their fathers—all those twenty years of age or older who can serve in the army of Israel.”
- צָבָ֖אtzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: warfare
So Moses told the people, “Arm some of your men for war, that they may go against the Midianites and execute the LORD’s vengeance on them.
- לַצָּבָ֑אlatzava'preposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: for the war
Send into battle a thousand men from each tribe of Israel.”
- לַצָּבָֽא׃latzava'preposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: to the war
So a thousand men were recruited from each tribe of Israel—twelve thousand armed for war.
- צָבָֽא׃tzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: war
And Moses sent the thousand from each tribe into battle, along with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, who took with him the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for signaling.
- לַצָּבָ֑אlatzava'preposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: to the war
- לַצָּבָ֔אlatzava'preposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: to the war
But Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—who were returning from the battle.
- מִצְּבָ֥אmitzeva'preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: from war of
Then Eleazar the priest said to the soldiers who had gone into battle, “This is the statute of the law which the LORD has commanded Moses:
- הַצָּבָ֔אhatzava'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the army
Then divide the captives between the troops who went out to battle and the rest of the congregation.
- לַצָּבָ֑אlatzava'preposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: to the war
Set aside a tribute for the LORD from what belongs to the soldiers who went into battle: one out of every five hundred, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, or sheep.
- לַצָּבָ֔אlatzava'preposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: to the war
and this plunder remained from the spoils the soldiers had taken: 675,000 sheep,
- הַצָּבָ֑אhatzava'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the army
This was the half portion for those who had gone to war:
- בַּצָּבָ֑אbatzava'preposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: in the army
Then the officers who were over the units of the army—the commanders of thousands and of hundreds—approached Moses
- הַצָּבָ֑אhatzava'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the army
Each of the soldiers had taken plunder for himself.
- הַצָּבָ֔אhatzava'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the army
But your servants are equipped for war, and every man will cross over to the battle before the LORD, just as our lord says.”
- צָבָ֛אtzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: war
These are the journeys of the Israelites when they came out of the land of Egypt by their divisions under the leadership of Moses and Aaron.
- לְצִבְאֹתָ֑םletzivotampreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: to military groups their
Deuteronomy
four uses
When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.
- צְבָ֣אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: host of
and going to worship other gods, bowing down to them or to the sun or moon or any of the host of heaven—which I have forbidden—
- צְבָ֥אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: host of
When the officers have finished addressing the army, they are to appoint commanders to lead it.
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: armies
If a man is newly married, he must not be sent to war or be pressed into any duty. For one year he is free to stay at home and bring joy to the wife he has married.
- בַּצָּבָ֔אbatzava'preposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: with the army
Joshua
five uses
About 40,000 troops armed for battle crossed over before the LORD into the plains of Jericho.
- הַצָּבָ֑אhatzava'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the war
“Neither,” He replied. “I have now come as Commander of the LORD’s army.” Then Joshua fell facedown in reverence and asked Him, “What does my Lord have to say to His servant?”
- צְבָֽא־tzeva'-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: army of
The Commander of the LORD’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.
- צְבָ֨אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: army of
And when they heard this, the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh to go to war against them.
- לַצָּבָֽא׃ פlatzava'preposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: for the war
The Israelites were satisfied with the report, and they blessed God and spoke no more about going to war against them to destroy the land where the Reubenites and Gadites lived.
- לַצָּבָ֔אlatzava'preposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: for the war
Judges
four uses
So the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his forces was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-hagoyim.
- צְבָאוֹ֙tzevaonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: army his
And I will draw out Sisera the commander of Jabin’s army, his chariots, and his troops to the River Kishon, and I will deliver him into your hand.’”
- צְבָ֣אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: army of
But the leaders of Succoth asked, “Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your possession, that we should give bread to your army?”
- לִֽצְבָאֲךָ֖litzvaakhapreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: to army your
If only this people were under my authority, I would remove Abimelech; I would say to him, ‘Muster your army and come out!’”
- צְבָאֲךָ֖tzevaakhanoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: army your
1 Samuel
ten uses
Year after year Elkanah would go up from his city to worship and sacrifice to the LORD of Hosts at Shiloh, where Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests to the LORD.
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
And she made a vow, pleading, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever come over his head.”
- צְבָא֜וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
So the people sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Hosts, who sits enthroned between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
But they forgot the LORD their God, and He sold them into the hand of Sisera the commander of the army of Hazor, and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of Moab, who fought against them.
- צְבָ֨אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: army of
His wife’s name was Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the commander of his army was Abner, the son of Saul’s uncle Ner.
- צְבָאוֹ֙tzevaonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: army his
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I witnessed what the Amalekites did to the Israelites when they ambushed them on their way up from Egypt.
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
As Saul had watched David going out to confront the Philistine, he said to Abner the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this young man?” “As surely as you live, O king,” Abner replied, “I do not know.”
- הַצָּבָ֔אhatzava'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the army
Then David set out and went to the place where Saul had camped. He saw the place where Saul and Abner son of Ner, the general of his army, had lain down. Saul was lying inside the inner circle of the camp, with the troops camped around him.
- צְבָא֑וֹtzevaonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: army his
Now in those days the Philistines gathered their forces for warfare against Israel. So Achish said to David, “You must understand that you and your men are to go out to battle with me.”
- לַצָּבָ֔אlatzava'preposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: for the war
2 Samuel
fifteen uses
Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, moved him to Mahanaim,
- צָבָ֖אtzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: army
When Joab and all his troops arrived, he was informed, “Abner son of Ner came to see the king, who sent him on his way in peace.”
- הַצָּבָ֥אhatzava'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the army
And David became greater and greater, for the LORD God of Hosts was with him.
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: hosts
And he and all his troops set out for Baale of Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name—the name of the LORD of Hosts, who is enthroned between the cherubim that are on it.
- צְבָא֛וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of Hosts.
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: 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.
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
so that Your name will be magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts is God over Israel.’ And the house of Your servant David will be established before You.
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
For You, O LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant when You said, ‘I will build a house for you.’ Therefore Your servant has found the courage to offer this prayer to You.
- צְבָא֜וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
- הַצָּבָ֑אhatzava'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the army
On hearing this, David sent Joab and the entire army of mighty men.
- הַצָּבָ֖אhatzava'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the army
Hadadezer sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates, and they came to Helam with Shobach the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.
- צְבָ֥אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: army of
But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven hundred charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also struck down Shobach the commander of their army, who died there.
- צְבָא֛וֹtzevaonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: army its
Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, the Ishmaelite who had married Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.
- הַצָּבָ֑אhatzava'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the army
And say to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me, and ever so severely, if from this time you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’”
- צָבָ֞אtzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: army
Now Joab was over the whole army of Israel; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites;
- הַצָּבָ֖אhatzava'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: the army of
1 Kings
fourteen uses
And he has sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the other sons of the king, as well as Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander of the army. But he did not invite your servant Solomon.
- הַצָּבָ֑אhatzava'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the army
For today he has gone down and sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the sons of the king, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest. And behold, they are eating and drinking before him, saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’
- הַצָּבָא֙hatzava'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the army
Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them in peacetime to avenge the blood of war. He stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet.
- צִבְא֣וֹתtzivotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: armies of
The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.
- צְבָ֣אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: army of
- צְבָ֥אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: army of
And the king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada in Joab’s place over the army, and he appointed Zadok the priest in Abiathar’s place.
- הַצָּבָ֑אhatzava'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the army
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
- הַצָּבָ֑אhatzava'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the army
Earlier, when David was in Edom, Joab the commander of the army had gone to bury the dead and had struck down every male in Edom.
- הַצָּבָ֔אhatzava'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the army
When Hadad heard in Egypt that David had rested with his fathers and that Joab, the commander of the army, was dead, he said to Pharaoh, “Let me go, that I may return to my own country.”
- הַצָּבָ֑אhatzava'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the army
and the people in the camp heard that Zimri had not only conspired but had also struck down the king. So there in the camp that very day, all Israel proclaimed Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel.
- צָבָ֧אtzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: army
Then Elijah said, “As surely as the LORD of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will present myself to Ahab today.”
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”
- צְבָא֗וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: hosts
“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”
- צְבָא֗וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: hosts
Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left.
- צְבָ֤אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: host of
2 Kings
ten uses
Then Elisha said, “As surely as the LORD of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, were it not for my regard for the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not look at you or acknowledge you.
- צְבָאוֹת֙tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
and Elisha said to Gehazi, “Now tell her, ‘Look, you have gone to all this trouble for us. What can we do for you? Can we speak on your behalf to the king or the commander of the army?’” “I have a home among my own people,” she replied.
- הַצָּבָ֑אhatzava'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the army
Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.
- צְבָ֨אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: army of
They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served Baal.
- צְבָ֣אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: host of
For a remnant will go forth from Jerusalem, and survivors from Mount Zion. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.
- יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹתyahweh tzevaotHNpt//Ncfpatagged: Yahweh of hosts
For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he raised up altars for Baal. He made an Asherah pole, as King Ahab of Israel had done, and he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.
- צְבָ֣אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: host of
In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven.
- צְבָ֣אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: host of
Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel.
- צְבָ֣אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: host of
Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven.
- צְבָ֥אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: host of
Of those still in the city, he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war, as well as five royal advisors. He also took the scribe of the captain of the army, who had enlisted the people of the land, and sixty men who were found in the city.
- הַצָּבָ֔אhatzava'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the army
1 Chronicles
twenty-six uses
The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 warriors—valiant men who carried the shield and sword, drew the bow, and were trained for battle.
- צָבָֽא׃tzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: war
Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five of them were chiefs. In addition to them, according to their genealogy, they had 36,000 troops for battle, for they had many wives and children.
- צְבָ֣אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: war of
Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. All these sons of Jediael were heads of their families, mighty men of valor; there were 17,200 fit for battle.
- צָבָ֖אtzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: war
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.
- בַּצָּבָא֙batzava'preposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: in the army
And David became greater and greater, for the LORD of Hosts was with him.
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the desert. 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:
- צָבָא֙tzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: war
These Gadites were army commanders, the least of whom was a match for a hundred, and the greatest for a thousand.
- הַצָּבָ֑אhatzava'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the army
They helped David against the raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor and commanders in the army.
- בַּצָּבָֽא׃batzava'preposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: in the army
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:
- לַצָּבָ֔אlatzava'preposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: for the war
From Judah: 6,800 armed troops bearing shields and spears.
- צָבָֽא׃ סtzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: war
From Simeon: 7,100 mighty men of valor, ready for battle.
- לַצָּבָ֔אlatzava'preposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: for the war
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.
- צָבָ֗אtzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: war
From Asher: 40,000 fit for service, prepared for battle.
- צָבָ֛אtzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: war
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.
- צְבָ֣אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: war of
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.
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: 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.
- צְבָאוֹת֙tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
- הַצָּבָ֑אhatzava'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the army
On hearing this, David sent Joab and the entire army of mighty men.
- צָבָ֖אtzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: 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.
- צְבָ֥אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: army of
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.
- הַצָּבָ֖אhatzava'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the army
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.
- הַצָּבָ֜אhatzava'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the war
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:
- הַצָּבָ֜אhatzava'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: 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.
- הַצָּבָֽא׃hatzava'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the army
He was a descendant of Perez and chief of all the army commanders for the first month.
- הַצְּבָא֖וֹתhatzevaotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: the armies
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.
- הַצָּבָ֤אhatzava'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the army
Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah, then by Abiathar. Joab was the commander of the king’s army.
- צָבָ֥אtzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: army
2 Chronicles
twelve uses
and next to him, Jehozabad, and with him 180,000 armed for battle.
- צָבָֽא׃ סtzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: war
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.
- צְבָ֤אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: host of
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.
- צָבָ֔אtzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: warfare
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.
- צְבָ֣אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: army of
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.
- צָבָ֣אtzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: war
Under their authority was an army of 307,500 trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies.
- צָבָ֜אtzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: war
Uzziah supplied the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and slingstones.
- הַצָּבָ֗אhatzava'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: 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.
- הַצָּבָא֙hatzava'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the army
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.
- הַצָּבָֽא׃hatzava'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the war
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.
- צְבָ֣אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: host of
In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven.
- צְבָ֣אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: host of
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.
- הַצָּבָא֙hatzava'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the army
Nehemiah
two uses
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.
- צְבָאָ֗םtzevaamnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: host their
- וּצְבָ֥אutzeva'conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and host of
Job
three uses
“Is not man consigned to labor on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired hand?
- צָבָ֣אtzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: service
You produce new witnesses against me and multiply Your anger toward me. Hardships assault me in wave after wave.
- וְצָבָ֣אvetzava'conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and an army
When a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, until my renewal comes.
- צְבָאִ֣יtzevainoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: service my
Psalms
twenty-three uses
Who is He, this King of Glory? The LORD of Hosts— He is the King of Glory. Selah
- צְבָא֑וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.
- צְבָאָֽם׃tzevaamnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: host their
But You have rejected and humbled us; You no longer go forth with our armies.
- בְּצִבְאוֹתֵֽינוּ׃betzivoteinupreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine pluraltagged: with armies our
The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
- צְבָא֣וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
- צְבָא֣וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: 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
- צְ֭בָאוֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: 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
- צְבָא֡וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: hosts
Have You not rejected us, O God? Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies?
- בְּצִבְאוֹתֵֽינוּ׃betzivoteinupreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine pluraltagged: with armies our
The Lord gives the command; a great company of women proclaim it:
- צָבָ֥אtzava'noun · masculine singulartagged: a host
“Kings and their armies flee in haste; she who waits at home divides the plunder.
- צְ֭בָאוֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: armies
May those who hope in You not be ashamed through me, O Lord GOD of Hosts; may those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel.
- צְבָ֫א֥וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
O LORD God of Hosts, how long will Your anger smolder against the prayers of Your people?
- צְבָא֑וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: hosts
Restore us, O God of Hosts, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
- צְבָא֣וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: hosts
Return, O God of Hosts, we pray! Look down from heaven and see! Attend to this vine—
- צְבָאוֹת֮tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: hosts
Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts; cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
- צְבָא֣וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: hosts
How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she places her young near Your altars, O LORD of Hosts, my King and my God.
- צְבָא֑וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
O LORD God of Hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah
- צְ֭בָאוֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: hosts
O LORD of Hosts, how blessed is the man who trusts in You!
- צְבָא֑וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
O LORD God of Hosts, who is like You? O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You.
- צְבָא֗וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: hosts
Bless the LORD, all His hosts, you servants who do His will.
- צְבָאָ֑יוtzevaavnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: hosts his
Have You not rejected us, O God? Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies?
- בְּצִבְאֹתֵֽינוּ׃betzivoteinupreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine pluraltagged: with armies our
Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, all His heavenly hosts.
- צְבָאָֽיו׃tzevaovnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: hosts his
Isaiah
seventy uses
Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: “Ah, I will be relieved of My foes and avenge Myself on My enemies.
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled—
- צְבָא֛וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
For behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts is about to remove from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: the whole supply of food and water,
- צְבָא֗וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Why do you crush My people and grind the faces of the poor?” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃ סtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress.
- צְבָאוֹת֙tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
I heard the LORD of Hosts declare: “Surely many houses will become desolate, great mansions left unoccupied.
- צְבָא֑וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
But the LORD of Hosts will be exalted by His justice, and the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness.
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”
- צְבָא֑וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
The LORD of Hosts is the One you shall regard as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be dreaded.
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me as signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD of Hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
But the people did not return to Him who struck them; they did not seek the LORD of Hosts.
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
By the wrath of the LORD of Hosts the land is scorched, and the people are fuel for the fire. No man even spares his brother.
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts will send a wasting disease among Assyria’s stout warriors, and under his pomp will be kindled a fire like a burning flame.
- צְבָא֛וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
For the Lord GOD of Hosts will carry out the destruction decreed upon the whole land.
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD of Hosts says: “O My people who dwell in Zion, do not fear Assyria, who strikes you with a rod and lifts his staff against you as the Egyptians did.
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
And the LORD of Hosts will brandish a whip against them, as when He struck Midian at the rock of Oreb. He will raise His staff over the sea, as He did in Egypt.
- צְבָאוֹת֙tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, the lofty ones will be felled.
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Listen, a tumult on the mountains, like that of a great multitude! Listen, an uproar among the kingdoms, like nations gathered together! The LORD of Hosts is mobilizing an army for war.
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָ֥אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: an army of
Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken from its place at the wrath of the LORD of Hosts on the day of His burning anger.
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
“I will rise up against them,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will cut off from Babylon her name and her remnant, her offspring and her posterity,” declares the LORD.
- צְבָא֑וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
“I will make her a place for owls and for swamplands; I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction,” declares the LORD of Hosts.
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand.
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
The LORD of Hosts has purposed, and who can thwart Him? His hand is outstretched, so who can turn it back?
- צְבָא֛וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
The fortress will disappear from Ephraim, and the sovereignty from Damascus. The remnant of Aram will be like the splendor of the Israelites,” declares the LORD of Hosts.
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃ סtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
At that time gifts will be brought to the LORD of Hosts—from a people tall and smooth-skinned, from a people widely feared, from a powerful nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by rivers—to Mount Zion, the place of the Name of the LORD of Hosts.
- צְבָא֗וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
I will deliver the Egyptians into the hands of harsh masters, and a fierce king will rule over them,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Where are your wise men now? Let them tell you and reveal what the LORD of Hosts has planned against Egypt.
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
In that day the Egyptians will be like women. They will tremble with fear beneath the uplifted hand of the LORD of Hosts, when He brandishes it against them.
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
The land of Judah will bring terror to Egypt; whenever Judah is mentioned, Egypt will tremble over what the LORD of Hosts has planned against it.
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
In that day five cities in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the LORD of Hosts. One of them will be called the City of the Sun.
- צְבָא֑וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
It will be a sign and a witness to the LORD of Hosts in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the LORD because of their oppressors, He will send them a savior and defender to rescue them.
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
The LORD of Hosts will bless them, saying, “Blessed be Egypt My people, Assyria My handiwork, and Israel My inheritance.”
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
O my people, crushed on the threshing floor, I tell you what I have heard from the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel.
- צְבָא֛וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
For the Lord GOD of Hosts has set a day of tumult and trampling and confusion in the Valley of Vision—of breaking down the walls and crying to the mountains.
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
The LORD of Hosts has revealed in my hearing: “Until your dying day, this sin of yours will never be atoned for,” says the Lord GOD of Hosts.
- צְבָא֑וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
This is what the Lord GOD of Hosts says: “Go, say to Shebna, the steward in charge of the palace:
- צְבָא֑וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
In that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, the peg driven into a firm place will give way; it will be sheared off and fall, and the load upon it will be cut down.” Indeed, the LORD has spoken.
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
The LORD of Hosts planned it, to defile all its glorious beauty, to disgrace all the renowned of the earth.
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
In that day the LORD will punish the host of heaven above and the kings of the earth below.
- צְבָ֥אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: host of
The moon will be confounded and the sun will be ashamed; for the LORD of Hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders with great glory.
- צְבָא֗וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
On this mountain the LORD of Hosts will prepare a banquet for all the peoples, a feast of aged wine, of choice meat, of finely aged wine.
- צְבָא֜וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
On that day the LORD of Hosts will be a crown of glory, a diadem of splendor to the remnant of His people,
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
So now, do not mock, or your shackles will become heavier. Indeed, I have heard from the Lord GOD of Hosts a decree of destruction against the whole land.
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
This also comes from the LORD of Hosts, who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in wisdom.
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
you will be visited by the LORD of Hosts with thunder and earthquake and loud noise, with windstorm and tempest and consuming flame of fire.
- צְבָאוֹת֙tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
For this is what the LORD has said to me: “Like a lion roaring or a young lion over its prey—and though a band of shepherds is called out against it, it is not terrified by their shouting or subdued by their clamor—so the LORD of Hosts will come down to do battle on Mount Zion and its heights.
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Like birds hovering overhead, so the LORD of Hosts will protect Jerusalem. He will shield it and deliver it; He will pass over it and preserve it.”
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
The LORD is angry with all the nations and furious with all their armies. He will devote them to destruction; He will give them over to slaughter.
- צְבָאָ֑םtzevaamnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: army their
All the stars of heaven will be dissolved. The skies will be rolled up like a scroll, and all their stars will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like foliage from the fig tree.
- צְבָ֣אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: host of
- צְבָאָ֣םtzevaamnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: host their
“O LORD of Hosts, God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.
- צְבָא֜וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
For a remnant will go forth from Jerusalem, and survivors from Mount Zion. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the LORD of Hosts:
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her forced labor has been completed; her iniquity has been pardoned. For she has received from the hand of the LORD double for all her sins.”
- צְבָאָ֔הּtzevaahnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: service its
Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
- צְבָאָ֑םtzevaamnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: host their
Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.
- צְבָא֑וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
It is I who made the earth and created man upon it. It was My hands that stretched out the heavens, and I ordained all their host.
- צְבָאָ֖םtzevaamnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: host their
I will raise up Cyrus in righteousness, and I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild My city and set My exiles free, but not for payment or reward, says the LORD of Hosts.”
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Our Redeemer—the LORD of Hosts is His name—is the Holy One of Israel.
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
For I am the LORD your God who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name.
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
For your husband is your Maker—the LORD of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Jeremiah
eighty-seven uses
Your own evil will discipline you; your own apostasies will reprimand you. Consider and realize how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of Me,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Therefore this is what the LORD God of Hosts says: “Because you have spoken this word, I will make My words a fire in your mouth and this people the wood it consumes.
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: hosts
For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Cut down the trees and raise a siege ramp against Jerusalem. This city must be punished; there is nothing but oppression in her midst.
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Glean the remnant of Israel as thoroughly as a vine. Pass your hand once more like a grape gatherer over the branches.”
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Thus says the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel: Correct your ways and deeds, and I will let you live in this place.
- צְבָאוֹת֙tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Add your burnt offerings to your other sacrifices and eat the meat yourselves!
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
They will be exposed to the sun and moon, and to all the host of heaven which they have loved, served, followed, consulted, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered up or buried, but will become like dung lying on the ground.
- צְבָ֣אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: host of
And wherever I have banished them, the remnant of this evil family will choose death over life,” declares the LORD of Hosts.
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃ סtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do because of the daughter of My people?
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I will feed this people wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink.
- צְבָאוֹת֙tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Take note, and summon the wailing women; send for the most skillful among them.
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
The Portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all things, and Israel is the tribe of His inheritance—the LORD of Hosts is His name.
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
The LORD of Hosts, who planted you, has decreed disaster against you on account of the evil that the house of Israel and the house of Judah have brought upon themselves, provoking Me to anger by burning incense to Baal.”
- צְבָאוֹת֙tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
O LORD of Hosts, who judges righteously, who examines the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.
- צְבָאוֹת֙tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
So this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “I will punish them. Their young men will die by the sword, their sons and daughters by famine.
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts.
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃ סtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: hosts
For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I am going to remove from this place, before your very eyes and in your days, the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom.
- צְבָאוֹת֙tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
saying, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah and residents of Jerusalem. This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I am going to bring such disaster on this place that the ears of all who hear of it will ring,
- צְבָא֜וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
and you are to proclaim to them that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I will shatter this nation and this city, like one shatters a potter’s jar that can never again be repaired. They will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room to bury them.
- צְבָא֗וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled like that place, Topheth—all the houses on whose rooftops they burned incense to all the host of heaven and poured out drink offerings to other gods.”
- צְבָ֣אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: host of
“This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I am about to bring on this city and on all the villages around it every disaster I have pronounced against them, because they have stiffened their necks so as not to heed My words.’”
- צְבָאוֹת֙tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
O LORD of Hosts, who examines the righteous, who sees the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.
- צְבָאוֹת֙tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says concerning the prophets: “I will feed them wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink, for from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has spread throughout the land.”
- צְבָאוֹת֙tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD.
- צְבָא֗וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
But refer no more to the burden of the LORD, for each man’s word becomes the burden, so that you pervert the words of the living God, the LORD of Hosts, our God.
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Because you have not obeyed My words,
- צְבָא֑וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
“Then you are to tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Drink, get drunk, and vomit. Fall down and never get up again, because of the sword I will send among you.’
- צְבָא֜וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
If they refuse to take the cup from your hand and drink it, you are to tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘You most certainly must drink it!
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
For behold, I am beginning to bring disaster on the city that bears My Name, so how could you possibly go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I am calling down a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, declares the LORD of Hosts.’
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold! Disaster is spreading from nation to nation; a mighty storm is rising from the ends of the earth.”
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
“Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.’
- צְבָא֗וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Give them a message from the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, to relay to their masters:
- צְבָאוֹת֙tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
If they are indeed prophets and the word of the LORD is with them, let them now plead with the LORD of Hosts that the articles remaining in the house of the LORD, in the palace of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem, not be taken to Babylon.
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
For this is what the LORD of Hosts says about the pillars, the sea, the bases, and the rest of the articles that remain in this city,
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Yes, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says about the articles that remain in the house of the LORD, in the palace of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem:
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
“This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
- צְבָא֛וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all these nations to make them serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and they will serve him. I have even given him control of the beasts of the field.’”
- צְבָא֜וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says to all the exiles who were carried away from Jerusalem to Babylon:
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Do not be deceived by the prophets and diviners among you, and do not listen to the dreams you elicit from them.
- צְבָאוֹת֙tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “I will send against them sword and famine and plague, and I will make them like rotten figs, so bad they cannot be eaten.
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says about Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying to you lies in My name: “I will deliver them to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will kill them before your very eyes.
- צְבָא֜וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “In your own name you have sent out letters to all the people of Jerusalem, to the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah, and to all the priests. You said to Zephaniah:
- צְבָא֛וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will break the yoke off their necks and tear off their bonds, and no longer will strangers enslave them.
- צְבָא֗וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “When I restore them from captivity, they will once again speak this word in the land of Judah and in its cities: ‘May the LORD bless you, O righteous dwelling place, O holy mountain.’
- צְבָאוֹת֙tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name:
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
“This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Take these deeds—both the sealed copy and the open copy of the deed of purchase—and put them in a clay jar to preserve them for a long time.
- צְבָא֜וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Houses, fields, and vineyards will again be bought in this land.”
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
You show loving devotion to thousands but lay the iniquity of the fathers into the laps of their children after them, O great and mighty God whose name is the LORD of Hosts,
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those bringing thank offerings into the house of the LORD, saying: ‘Give thanks to the LORD of Hosts, for the LORD is good; His loving devotion endures forever.’ For I will restore the land from captivity as in former times, says the LORD.
- צְבָא֜וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: In this desolate place, without man or beast, and in all its cities, there will once more be pastures for shepherds to rest their flocks.
- צְבָאוֹת֒tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
As the hosts of heaven cannot be counted and as the sand on the seashore cannot be measured, so too will I multiply the descendants of My servant David and the Levites who minister before Me.”
- צְבָ֣אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: host of
“This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Go and tell the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem: ‘Will you not accept discipline and obey My words?’ declares the LORD.
- צְבָאוֹת֙tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Therefore this is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will bring to Judah and to all the residents of Jerusalem all the disaster I have pronounced against them, because I have spoken to them but they have not obeyed, and I have called to them but they have not answered.’”
- צְבָאוֹת֙tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: hosts
Then Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites: “This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Because you have obeyed the command of your forefather Jonadab and have kept all his commandments and have done all that he charged you to do,
- צְבָאוֹת֙tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Jonadab son of Rechab will never fail to have a man to stand before Me.’”
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you indeed surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then you will live, this city will not be burned down, and you and your household will survive.
- צְבָא֜וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: hosts
“Go and tell Ebed-melech the Cushite that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I am about to fulfill My words against this city for harm and not for good, and on that day they will be fulfilled before your eyes.
- צְבָאוֹת֙tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
then hear the word of the LORD, O remnant of Judah! This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you are determined to go to Egypt and reside there,
- צְבָא֜וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Just as My anger and wrath were poured out on the residents of Jerusalem, so will My wrath be poured out on you if you go to Egypt. You will become an object of cursing and horror, of vilification and disgrace, and you will never see this place again.’
- צְבָאוֹת֮tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Then tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and I will set his throne over these stones that I have embedded, and he will spread his royal pavilion over them.
- צְבָא֜וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
“This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: You have seen all the disaster that I brought against Jerusalem and all the cities of Judah; and behold, they lie today in ruins and desolation
- צְבָאוֹת֙tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
So now, this is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Why are you doing such great harm to yourselves by cutting off from Judah man and woman, child and infant, leaving yourselves without a remnant?
- צְבָא֜וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: hosts
Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I will set My face to bring disaster and to cut off all Judah.
- צְבָאוֹת֙tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: As for you and your wives, you have spoken with your mouths and fulfilled with your hands your words: ‘We will surely perform our vows that we have made to burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and to pour out drink offerings to her.’ Go ahead, then, do what you have promised! Keep your vows!
- צְבָאוֹת֩tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of Hosts, a day of vengeance against His foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, until it is quenched with their blood. For the Lord GOD of Hosts will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.
- צְבָא֗וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֛וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
As surely as I live, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts, there will come one who is like Tabor among the mountains and like Carmel by the sea.
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I am about to punish Amon god of Thebes, along with Pharaoh, Egypt with her gods and kings, and those who trust in Pharaoh.
- צְבָא֜וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and dismantled.
- צְבָא֜וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Moab has been destroyed and its towns have been invaded; the best of its young men have gone down in the slaughter, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Behold, I am about to bring terror upon you, declares the Lord GOD of Hosts, from all those around you. You will each be driven headlong, with no one to regather the fugitives.
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed?
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
For her young men will fall in the streets, and all her warriors will be silenced in that day,” declares the LORD of Hosts.
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will shatter Elam’s bow, the mainstay of their might.
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “I will punish the king of Babylon and his land as I punished the king of Assyria.
- צְבָאוֹת֙tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
The LORD has opened His armory and brought out His weapons of wrath, for this is the work of the Lord GOD of Hosts in the land of the Chaldeans.
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
“Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts, “for your day has come, the time when I will punish you.
- צְבָא֑וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “The sons of Israel are oppressed, and the sons of Judah as well. All their captors hold them fast, refusing to release them.
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of Hosts is His name. He will fervently plead their case so that He may bring rest to the earth, but turmoil to those who live in Babylon.
- צְבָאוֹת֙tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Do not let the archer bend his bow or put on his armor. Do not spare her young men; devote all her army to destruction!
- צְבָאָֽהּ׃tzevaahnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: army its
For Israel and Judah have not been abandoned by their God, the LORD of Hosts, though their land is full of guilt before the Holy One of Israel.”
- צְבָא֑וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
The LORD of Hosts has sworn by Himself: “Surely I will fill you up with men as with locusts, and they will shout in triumph over you.”
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
The Portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all things, and of the tribe of His inheritance—the LORD of Hosts is His name.
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “The Daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor at the time it is trampled. In just a little while her harvest time will come.”
- צְבָאוֹת֙tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
I will make her princes and wise men drunk, along with her governors, officials, and warriors. Then they will fall asleep forever and not wake up,” declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Babylon’s thick walls will be leveled, and her high gates consumed by fire. So the labor of the people will be for nothing; the nations will exhaust themselves to fuel the flames.”
- צְבָא֗וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Of those still in the city, he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war, as well as seven trusted royal advisers. He also took the scribe of the captain of the army, who had enlisted the people of the land, and sixty men who were found in the city.
- הַצָּבָ֔אhatzava'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the army
Daniel
six uses
It grew as high as the host of heaven, and it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the earth, and trampled them.
- צְבָ֣אtzeva'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: host of
- הַצָּבָ֥אhatzava'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the host
It magnified itself, even to the Prince of the host; it removed His daily sacrifice and overthrew the place of His sanctuary.
- הַצָּבָ֖אhatzava'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the host
- וְצָבָ֛אvetzava'conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and an army
- וְצָבָ֖אvetzava'conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and an army
- וְצָבָ֣אvetzava'conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and a war
Hosea
one use
- הַצְּבָא֑וֹתhatzevaotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: the hosts
Amos
nine uses
- הַצְּבָאֽוֹת׃hatzevaotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: the hosts
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: hosts
- צְבָא֛וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: hosts
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: hosts
- צְבָאוֹת֙tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: hosts
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: hosts
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: hosts
- הַצְּבָא֖וֹתhatzevaotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: the hosts
- הַצְּבָא֗וֹתhatzevaotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: of the hosts
Micah
one use
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Nahum
two uses
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Habakkuk
one use
- צְבָא֑וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Zephaniah
three uses
- לִצְבָ֣אlitzva'preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: to host of
- צְבָא֜וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Haggai
fourteen uses
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֑וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֑וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֑וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֑וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֡וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Zechariah
fifty-three uses
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֑וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָאוֹת֙tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֑וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֑וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָאוֹת֒tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֗וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָאוֹת֙tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָאוֹת֒tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֛וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָאוֹת֒tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֑וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֗וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֑וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֑וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָאוֹת֒tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָאוֹת֮tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֤וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֗וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֑וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֑וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
Malachi
twenty-four uses
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֗וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֖וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֑וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֑וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֑וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃ סtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃tzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָא֔וֹתtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
- צְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtzevaotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: of hosts
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Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in the first 120 verses where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.