Army
צָבָאStrong’s H6635tsava (tsa-va)
Appears in 461 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Tsava is the Hebrew word usually translated “hosts”, “army” and “host of”. It appears in 461 verses of the Old Testament.
“And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.”
Meaning
- That which goes forth, army, war, warfare, hostarmy, host · war, warfare, service, go out to war · service
- The Hosts (of the Lord)
How it's translated
- of hosts 260
- the army 27
- hosts 24
- host of 17
- warfare 16
- to military groups their 16
- war 13
- and military group his 12
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Jeremiah 86
- Numbers 71
- Isaiah 66
- Zechariah 46
- 1 Chronicles 26
- Malachi 24
27 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 8:11In contextYea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
- Daniel 8:12In contextAnd an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.
- Daniel 8:13In contextThen I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?
- Daniel 10:1In contextIn the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.
- Zechariah 1:3In contextTherefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the LORD of hosts.
- Zechariah 1:4In contextBe ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the LORD.
All 461 verses, by book
- Numbers 71
- 1:31:201:221:241:261:281:301:321:341:361:381:401:421:451:522:32:42:62:82:92:102:112:132:152:162:182:192:212:232:242:252:262:282:302:324:34:234:304:354:394:438:248:2510:1410:1510:1610:1810:1910:2010:2210:2310:2410:2510:2610:2710:2826:231:331:431:531:631:1431:2131:2731:2831:3231:3631:4831:5332:2733:1
- 1 Chronicles 26
- 5:187:47:117:4011:912:812:1412:2112:2312:2412:2512:3312:3612:3717:717:2418:1519:819:1619:1820:125:126:2627:327:527:34
- Nehemiah 1
- 9:6
- Psalms 23
- 24:1033:644:946:746:1148:859:560:1068:1168:1269:680:480:780:1480:1984:184:384:884:1289:8103:21108:11148:2
- Isaiah 66
- 1:91:242:123:13:155:75:95:165:246:36:58:138:189:79:139:1910:1610:2310:2410:2610:3313:413:1314:2214:2314:2414:2717:318:719:419:1219:1619:1719:1819:2019:2521:1022:522:1222:1422:1522:2523:924:2124:2325:628:528:2228:2929:631:431:534:234:437:1637:3239:540:240:2644:645:1245:1347:448:251:1554:5
- Jeremiah 86
- 2:195:146:66:97:37:218:28:39:79:159:1710:1611:1711:2011:2215:1616:919:319:1119:1319:1520:1223:1523:1623:3625:825:2725:2825:2925:3226:1827:427:1827:1927:2128:228:1429:429:829:1729:2129:2530:831:2331:3532:1432:1532:1833:1133:1233:2235:1335:1735:1835:1938:1739:1642:1542:1843:1044:244:744:1144:2546:1046:1846:2548:148:1549:549:749:2649:3550:1850:2550:3150:3350:3451:351:551:1451:1951:3351:5751:5852:25
- Hosea 1
- 12:5
- Micah 1
- 4:4
- Habakkuk 1
- 2:13
Hebrew dictionary
צָבָא tsava · army
: army 1) that which goes forth, army, war, warfare, host 1a) army, host 1a1) host (of organised army) 1a2) host (of angels) 1a3) of sun, moon, and stars 1a4) of whole creation 1b) war, warfare, service, go out to war 1c) service
צָבָא tsava · Hosts
The Hosts (of the Lord) Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “army” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
'ARMY, noun
- A collection or body of men armed for war, and organized in companies, battalions, regiments, brigades and divisions, under proper officers.
- A great number; a vast multitude; as an army of locusts or caterpillars. Joel 2:25
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.