נְצִיב
nᵉtsîyb · nets-eeb'
something stationary, i.e. a prefect, a military post, a statue
Lexicon
Derivation: or נְצִב; from H5324 (נָצַב);
something stationary, i.e. a prefect, a military post, a statue
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: garrison, officer, pillar.
Letters
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- צTsade90
Picture: a person lying on their side (or a fish hook)
- Concrete
- hook · trail · side · a man bowed
- Extended
- to hunt · to pursue · need · righteousness as a straight path
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › to pursue the straight path › the hand that works › the house, what is within
The seed, life continuing that works to pursue the straight path of the hand that works of the house, what is within.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נְצִיב above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
11 occurrences · 11 OT · 0 NT · 11 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- garrisons4 · 33%
- and she became a pillar1 · 8%
- where is the garrison1 · 8%
- the garrison1 · 8%
- a garrison1 · 8%
- he garrisons1 · 8%
- officer1 · 8%
- garrison1 · 8%
- officers1 · 8%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.