Garrison
נְצִיבStrong’s H5333netsiv (ne-tsiv)
Appears in 10 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Netsiv is the Hebrew word usually translated “garrisons”, “garrison of” and “pillar of”. It appears in 10 verses of the Old Testament.
“But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.”
Meaning
- Set over, something placed, pillar, prefect, garrison, postpillar · prefect, deputy
How it's translated
- garrisons 5
- garrison of 2
- a pillar of 1
- garrisons of 1
- and an overseer 1
- and garrison of 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Samuel 3
- 2 Samuel 2
- 1 Chronicles 2
- Genesis 1
- 1 Kings 1
- 2 Chronicles 1
6 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Samuel 10:5After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:
- 1 Samuel 13:3And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.
- 1 Samuel 13:4And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal.
- 2 Samuel 8:6Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
- 2 Samuel 8:14And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David’s servants. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
- 1 Kings 4:19Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land.
Hebrew dictionary
נְצִיב netsiv · garrison
1) set over, something placed, pillar, prefect, garrison, post 1a) pillar 1b) prefect, deputy
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “garrison” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GAR'RISON, noun
[English, garnish; warren, and from this root we have warrant and guaranty, as well as guard and regard, all from one source.
- A body of troops stationed in a fort or fortified town, to defend it against an enemy, or to keep the inhabitants in subjection.
- A fort, castle or fortified town, furnished with troops to defend it.
- The state of being placed in a fortification for its defense; as troops laid in garrison
All definitions and other forms of “garrison”
GAR'RISON, verb transitive
To place troops in a fortress for its defense; to furnish with soldiers; as, to garrison a fort or town.
- To secure or defend by fortresses manned with troops; as, to garrison a conquered territory.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.