צָבָא

tsa.vaVerbH6633

to serve

From: a primitive root;

Short Definition

to mass (an army or servants)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. to go forth, wage war, fight, serve 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to wage war, fight, go forth to war 1a2) to serve (at sacred tent) 1b) (Hiphil) to cause to go forth, muster

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology H:V

DescriptionHebrew Verb

Occurrences

12 times

Appears 12 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Numbers
4
Isaiah
3
1 Samuel
1
2 Kings
1
Exodus
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Samuel 2:22
  • Exodus 38:8
  • Isaiah 29:8
  • Jeremiah 52:25
  • Numbers 31:42

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