Original Language Studio
Numbers 31:7
“And they warred against the Midianites, as the Lord commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
צָבָאtsâbâʼ · tsaw-baw'
H6633 · Hebrew
H6633 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to mass (an army or servants)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- assemble, fight, perform, muster, wait upon, war.
- Grammar
- וַֽ — conjunction
- יִּצְבְּאוּ֙ — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 14 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 38:8Exodus 38:8Numbers 4:23Numbers 8:24Numbers 31:42
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read צָבָא here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.