BDB5322
מַצָּבָה noun feminine ׳ אַנְשֵׁי מ 1Sam 14:12 see מַצָּב .
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H4675 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מַצָּבָה מִצָּבָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | feminine of H4673 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | matstsabah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | mats-tsaw-baw' (or mitstsabah {mits-tsaw-baw'}) n-f. |
| Meaning: | 1. a military guard |
| KJV Renderings: | army, garrison. |
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מַצָּבָה noun feminine ׳ אַנְשֵׁי מ 1Sam 14:12 see מַצָּב .
מִצָּבָה noun feminine guard, watch ? — only וְחָנִיתִי ׳ לְבֵיתִי מ Zech 9:8 and I encamp as watch for my house (so We Now GASm, but dubious; Kue Sta MartiKau GASm read מַצָּבָה, but this probably non-existent, see above; ᵑ0 apparently intends because of a host = מִצָּבא).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Isaiah 29:3