netsiv · pillar; garrison

What it means

netsiv (נְצִיב) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “pillar; garrison”.

Something set firmly in place: a pillar or post. Also a garrison of soldiers, or an officer in charge.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. A standing pillar, like the one of salt Lot's wife became.
2. An official over a region.
3. A garrison of soldiers.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• garrisons ×6
• garrison ×3
• pillar ×1
• prefect ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Genesis×1
• 1 Samuel×3
• 2 Samuel×3
• 1 Kings×1
• 1 Chronicles×2
• 2 Chronicles×1

• Genesis 19:26

  But his wife, behind him, looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.

• 1 Samuel 10:5

  After that you will come to Gibeah of Elohim, where are the garrisons of the Philistines; and it will happen, as you come there to the city, that you will meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place, and before them harp and tambourine and flute and lyre, and they will be prophesying.

• 1 Samuel 13:3

  Jonathan struck the garrison of the Philistines that was at Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the horn throughout all the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear.”

• 1 Samuel 13:4

  All Israel heard it said, “Saul has struck the garrison of the Philistines, and also Israel has become odious to the Philistines.” And the people were summoned after Saul at Gilgal.

• 2 Samuel 8:6

  David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and Aram became David’s servants, bearing tribute. And YHWH saved David wherever he went.

• 2 Samuel 8:14

  He put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, and all Edom became servants to David. And YHWH saved David wherever he went.

• 1 Kings 4:19

  Geber son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the land of Sihon king of the Amorite and of Og king of Bashan; and there was one prefect who was in the land.

• 1 Chronicles 11:16

  David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then at Bethlehem.

• 1 Chronicles 18:13

  He put garrisons in Edom, and all Edom became servants to David. And YHWH saved David wherever he went.

• 2 Chronicles 17:2

  He placed a force in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that Asa his father had captured.

And 1 more times.