What does צָבָא · שָׁמַיִם mean in the Bible?
צָבָא · שָׁמַיִם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "host of heaven, celestial bodies".
Hebrew · H6635, H8064
צְבָא הַשָּׁמַיִם
A mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army ); by implication, a campaign , literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship , worship ) · the sky (as aloft ; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
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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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שָׁמַיִם H8064 the sky (as aloft ; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
Pronunciation šāmayim
The visible sky-dome and transcendent realm above, unified in dual form; God's dwelling and cosmic order combined
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What does צְבָא הַשָּׁמַיִם (tseva hashamayim) mean in the Bible?
צָבָא · שָׁמַיִם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "host of heaven, celestial bodies".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6635, H8064?
H6635, H8064 is connected to 908 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. host of heaven, celestial bodies
Strong's H6635, H8064
Lexical occurrences 908 verses Source Gloss
host of heaven, celestial bodies
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
צְבָא הַשָּׁמַיִם 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.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain