What does צָבָא · גָּדוֹל mean in the Bible?
צָבָא · גָּדוֹל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "great conflict, great army, great warfare".
Hebrew · H6635, H1419
צָבָא גָדוֹל
A mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army ); by implication, a campaign , literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship , worship ) · great (in any sense); hence, older ; also insolent
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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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גָּדוֹל H1419 great (in any sense); hence, older ; also insolent
What does צָבָא גָדוֹל (tsava gadol) mean in the Bible?
צָבָא · גָּדוֹל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "great conflict, great army, great warfare".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6635, H1419?
H6635, H1419 is connected to 1,017 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. great conflict, great army, great warfare
Strong's H6635, H1419
Lexical occurrences 1,017 verses Source Gloss
great conflict, great army, great warfare
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
צָבָא גָדוֹל is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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