5333. netsib

Lexicon

netsib: Pillar, garrison, officer, prefect

Original Word: נְצִיב
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: ntsiyb
Pronunciation: neh-tseeb
Phonetic Spelling: (nets-eeb')
Definition: Pillar, garrison, officer, prefect
Meaning: something stationary, a prefect, a military post, a statue

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

garrison, officer, pillar

Or ntsib {nets-eeb'}; from natsab; something stationary, i.e. A prefect, a military post, a statue -- garrison, officer, pillar.

see HEBREW natsab

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from natsab
Definition
a pillar, prefect, garrison, post
NASB Translation
deputy (1), garrison (4), garrisons (5), officers (1), pillar (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. נְצִיב noun masculine pillar, prefect, also apparently garrison, post (Ecclus 46:18 ויבנע נציבי צר and he subdued garrisons, posts, of the foe); — ׳נ absolute 1 Kings 4:19; construct 1 Samuel 13:3 3t.; plural נְצִיבִים 2 Samuel 8:6 2t. + 2 Chronicles 8:10 Kt, נְצִבִים 2 Samuel 8:14 (twice in verse); construct נְצִבֵי 1 Samuel 10:5 ᵑ0, but read נְצִיב ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ9 Th We Dr Klo Kit Bu HPS; —

1 pillar, מֶלַח ׳נ Genesis 19:26 (J).

2 prefect, deputy 1 Kings 4:19 (on text compare Klo Benz), so perhaps also 1 Samuel 10:5 (HPS; pillar ᵐ5 Th Dr Klo Kit), and apparently 1 Samuel 13:3,4 (> al. pillar); this meaning serves also for 2 Samuel 8:6,14 (twice in verse) (so Ki; Th HPS garrison) 1 Chronicles 11:16; 1 Chronicles 18:13; 2Chronicles 8:10 (where read Kt), 2 Chronicles 17:2 (Kau garrison in 2 Chronicles 11:16; 17:2; Ecclus 46:18 — see above — would favour this meaning in other passages).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root נָצַב (natsab), meaning "to stand" or "to set up."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G2233 (ἡγέομαι • hēgeomai): This Greek term is often used in the New Testament to denote leadership or authority, similar to the administrative and military roles associated with נְצִיב (nĕtsîb). It conveys the idea of leading, ruling, or considering, and is used in contexts where decision-making and oversight are involved.

The term נְצִיב (nĕtsîb) thus encompasses a range of meanings from physical structures to roles of authority, reflecting its diverse applications in the biblical text.

Usage: The word נְצִיב (nĕtsîb) is used in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible to describe physical structures like pillars or statues, as well as roles of authority such as prefects or military officers. It appears in narratives involving both physical landmarks and administrative or military positions.

Context: • Physical Structures: נְצִיב (nĕtsîb) is often used to describe pillars or statues, which are stationary objects set up as markers or memorials. For example, in Genesis 19:26, Lot's wife becomes a "pillar of salt" (נְצִיב מֶלַח) as a consequence of looking back at the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
• Administrative Roles: The term is also used to describe officials or overseers, particularly those appointed by a king or ruler. In 1 Kings 4:19, it refers to a prefect or governor appointed by Solomon over a district.
• Military Contexts: In a military sense, נְצִיב (nĕtsîb) can denote a garrison or military post. This usage highlights the strategic importance of certain locations and the need for a permanent military presence, as seen in 1 Samuel 10:5, where Saul encounters a group of prophets at a Philistine garrison.

Forms and Transliterations

הַנִּצָּבִ֛ים הנצבים וּנְצִ֣יב וּנְצִ֥יב ונציב נְצִ֣יב נְצִ֤יב נְצִ֥יב נְצִבִ֔ים נְצִבִ֗ים נְצִבִים֙ נְצִבֵ֣י נְצִיבִ֔ים נְצִיבִים֙ נצבי נצבים נציב נציבים han·niṣ·ṣā·ḇîm hanniṣṣāḇîm hannitztzaVim nə·ṣi·ḇê nə·ṣi·ḇîm nə·ṣî·ḇîm nə·ṣîḇ nəṣîḇ nəṣiḇê nəṣiḇîm nəṣîḇîm neTziv netziVei netziVim ū·nə·ṣîḇ ūnəṣîḇ uneTziv

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 19:26
HEB: מֵאַחֲרָ֑יו וַתְּהִ֖י נְצִ֥יב מֶֽלַח׃
NAS: [back], and she became a pillar of salt.
KJV: from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
INT: behind became A pillar of salt

1 Samuel 10:5
HEB: אֲשֶׁר־ שָׁ֖ם נְצִבֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וִיהִי֩
NAS: the Philistine garrison is; and it shall be as soon as you have come
KJV: of God, where [is] the garrison of the Philistines:
INT: after there garrison the Philistine become

1 Samuel 13:3
HEB: יוֹנָתָ֗ן אֵ֣ת נְצִ֤יב פְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר
NAS: smote the garrison of the Philistines
KJV: smote the garrison of the Philistines
INT: smote and Jonathan the garrison of the Philistines that was

1 Samuel 13:4
HEB: שָׁאוּל֙ אֶת־ נְצִ֣יב פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וְגַם־
NAS: had smitten the garrison of the Philistines,
KJV: had smitten a garrison of the Philistines,
INT: had smitten Saul the garrison of the Philistines and also

2 Samuel 8:6
HEB: וַיָּ֨שֶׂם דָּוִ֤ד נְצִבִים֙ בַּאֲרַ֣ם דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק
NAS: put garrisons among the Arameans
KJV: put garrisons in Syria
INT: put David garrisons the Arameans of Damascus

2 Samuel 8:14
HEB: וַיָּ֨שֶׂם בֶּאֱד֜וֹם נְצִבִ֗ים בְּכָל־ אֱדוֹם֙
NAS: He put garrisons in Edom. In all
KJV: And he put garrisons in Edom;
INT: put Edom garrisons all Edom

2 Samuel 8:14
HEB: אֱדוֹם֙ שָׂ֣ם נְצִבִ֔ים וַיְהִ֥י כָל־
NAS: he put garrisons, and all
KJV: put he garrisons, and all they of Edom
INT: Edom put garrisons became and all

1 Kings 4:19
HEB: מֶ֣לֶךְ הַבָּשָׁ֔ן וּנְצִ֥יב אֶחָ֖ד אֲשֶׁ֥ר
NAS: and [he was] the only deputy who
KJV: and [he was] the only officer which [was] in the land.
INT: king of Bashan deputy and the only who

1 Chronicles 11:16
HEB: אָ֣ז בַּמְּצוּדָ֑ה וּנְצִ֣יב פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים אָ֖ז
NAS: in the stronghold, while the garrison of the Philistines
KJV: and the Philistines' garrison [was] then at Bethlehem.
INT: was then the stronghold the garrison of the Philistines then

1 Chronicles 18:13
HEB: וַיָּ֤שֶׂם בֶּֽאֱדוֹם֙ נְצִיבִ֔ים וַיִּהְי֥וּ כָל־
NAS: Then he put garrisons in Edom, and all
KJV: And he put garrisons in Edom;
INT: put Edom garrisons became and all

2 Chronicles 8:10
HEB: [הַנְּצִיבִים כ] (הַנִּצָּבִ֛ים ק) אֲשֶׁר־
NAS: were the chief officers of King
INT: These were the chief garrison after of King

2 Chronicles 17:2
HEB: הַבְּצֻר֑וֹת וַיִּתֵּ֤ן נְצִיבִים֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ יְהוּדָ֔ה
NAS: and set garrisons in the land
KJV: and set garrisons in the land
INT: the fortified and set garrisons the land of Judah

12 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5333
12 Occurrences

han·niṣ·ṣā·ḇîm — 1 Occ.
nə·ṣîḇ — 3 Occ.
nə·ṣi·ḇê — 1 Occ.
nə·ṣi·ḇîm — 5 Occ.
ū·nə·ṣîḇ — 2 Occ.