נְצִיבnᵉtsîyb

pillar, prefect, also apparently garrison, post

Pronunciation: nets-eeb' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5333

Meanings

1. pillar (Genesis 19:26)

2. prefect, deputy (1 Kings 4:19; 1 Samuel 10:5; 1 Samuel 13:3)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 11 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 19:26 But Lot’s wife looked back as she was following behind him, and she turned into a pillar of salt.
  • 1 Samuel 10:5 “When you arrive at Gibeah of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is located, you will meet a band of prophets coming down from the place of worship. They will be playing a harp, a tambourine, a flute, and a lyre, and they will be prophesying.
  • 1 Samuel 13:3 Soon after this, Jonathan attacked and defeated the garrison of Philistines at Geba. The news spread quickly among the Philistines. So Saul blew the ram’s horn throughout the land, saying, “Hebrews, hear this! Rise up in revolt!”
  • 1 Samuel 13:4 All Israel heard the news that Saul had destroyed the Philistine garrison at Geba and that the Philistines now hated the Israelites more than ever. So the entire Israelite army was summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.
  • 2 Samuel 8:6 Then he placed several army garrisons in Damascus, the Aramean capital, and the Arameans became David’s subjects and paid him tribute money. So the Lord made David victorious wherever he went.
  • 2 Samuel 8:14 He placed army garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites became David’s subjects. In fact, the Lord made David victorious wherever he went.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).