Hebrew · H3318, H6635

יֵצֵא בַּצָּבָא

To go (causatively, bring ) out , in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim. · a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army ); by implication, a campaign , literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship , worship )

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יָצָא H3318 to go (causatively, bring ) out , in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.

Pronunciation yāṣāʾ

Foundational exit-verb; literal departure expands to birth, emission, utterance, and divine emanation throughout OT narrative.

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צָבָא H6635 a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army ); by implication, a campaign , literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship , worship )

Pronunciation ṣəḇā’ôṯ

Organized multitude—military, celestial, or cultic—emphasizing collective mobilization and service under authority.

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What does יֵצֵא בַּצָּבָא (yetze batstsava) mean in the Bible?

יָצָא · צָבָא is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to go (causatively, bring ) out , in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.". to go (causatively, bring ) out , in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.

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Meaning

to go (causatively, bring ) out , in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.

Word Origins

יֵצֵא בַּצָּבָא is a primitive root — no further derivation.

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 394×

Imperfect 1Kgs 8:44 · 1Sam 2:3 · 1Sam 24:14 · 2Chr 6:34 · 2Kgs 5:11 · 2Kgs 12:13 · 2Kgs 18:7 · 2Sam 7:12 · Deut 24:5 · Eccl 7:18 · Esth 1:17 · Exod 21:2 · Exod 21:3 · Exod 21:4 · Exod 33:7 · Ezek 44:3 139×

Perfect 1Chr 14:15 · 1Kgs 11:29 · 1Kgs 20:39 · 1Sam 23:15 · 1Sam 24:15 · 1Sam 26:20 · 2Chr 22:7 · 2Kgs 9:11 · 2Kgs 19:9 · 2Kgs 20:4 · 2Sam 5:24 · 2Sam 16:11 · 2Sam 19:20 · 2Sam 20:8 · Dan 8:9 · Dan 9:23 123×

Participle active 1Chr 5:18 · 1Chr 7:11 · 1Chr 12:34 · 1Chr 12:37 · 1Kgs 5:13 · 1Kgs 15:17 · 1Sam 9:11 · 1Sam 9:14 · 1Sam 11:7 · 1Sam 14:11 · 1Sam 17:55 · 1Sam 18:16 · 2Chr 16:1 · 2Chr 23:8 · 2Chr 25:5 · 2Chr 26:11 78×

Sequential imperfect 1Kgs 2:30 · 1Kgs 19:11 · 1Kgs 22:22 · 2Chr 18:21 · 2Chr 26:18 · 2Sam 16:7 · 2Sam 19:8 · Exod 11:8 · Ezek 3:22 · Gen 8:16 · Gen 31:13 · Isa 7:3 · Isa 30:22 · Judg 9:38 · 2Chr 20:17 · 2Chr 24:5 30×

Jussive 1Sam 22:3 · 2Kgs 9:15 · 2Kgs 10:25 · Esth 1:19 · Exod 16:29 · Joel 2:16 · Jer 6:25 · Prov 25:8 9×

Infinitive construct 1Chr 20:1 · 1Kgs 3:7 · 2Chr 21:19 · 2Sam 11:1 · Gen 24:11 · Jer 29:2 · Neh 4:15 7×

Infinitive absolute 2Kgs 5:11 · 2Sam 16:5 · 2Sam 18:2 · Gen 8:7 · Gen 27:30 · Jer 38:17 · Num 35:26 7×

Cohortative Song 7:12 1×

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 94×

Perfect 1Chr 20:2 · 1Chr 20:3 · 1Kgs 9:9 · 2Sam 12:30 · 2Sam 12:31 · Deut 6:23 · Deut 7:8 · Deut 22:19 · Exod 12:51 · Exod 13:3 · Exod 16:6 · Exod 18:1 · Ezek 11:7 · Ezra 1:7 · Gen 14:18 · Jer 51:10 43×

Imperfect Deut 24:11 · Isa 42:1 · Isa 42:3 · Job 28:11 · Lev 16:27 · Prov 29:11 · Prov 30:33 · Ps 25:15 · Deut 14:28 · Deut 28:38 · Exod 12:46 · Ezek 12:6 · Jer 15:19 · Ps 143:11 · 1Kgs 10:29 · 2Chr 1:17 27×

Sequential imperfect 2Kgs 10:22 · Gen 8:17 · Gen 19:12 · Isa 43:8 · Judg 6:30 · Judg 19:22 · Lev 24:14 · 2Kgs 11:15 · 2Sam 13:9 · Exod 6:26 · Gen 45:1 · Josh 2:3 13×

Participle active 2Sam 5:2 · Jer 38:23 · Neh 6:19 · Num 14:37 · Ps 68:7 · Ps 135:7 6×

Infinitive construct Ezek 46:20 · Jer 7:22 2×

Cohortative Gen 19:8 · Judg 19:24 2×

Jussive Gen 1:24 1×

Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 3×

Participle passive Gen 38:25 · Jer 38:22 2×

Perfect Ezek 38:8 1×

Cross-Language Connections

Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.

σαβαώθ sabaṓth G4519 LXX equivalent Greek

armies; sabaoth (i.e. tsebaoth), a military epithet of God

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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