The meaning of “צוֹבָא”
Understanding Tsôwbâʼ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or צוֹבָה Tsôwbâh (tso-baw'); or צֹבָה Tsôbâh (tso-baw'); from an unused root meaning to station; a station Zoba, Zobah....
צוֹבָא
or צוֹבָה Tsôwbâh (tso-baw'); or צֹבָה Tsôbâh (tso-baw'); from an unused root meaning to station; a station Zoba, Zobah. - § Zoba or Zobah = "station" - Zoba or Zobah, a region of Syria 1) the name of a portion of Syria which formed a separate kingdom in the times of Saul, David, and Solomon; located northeast of Damascus
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Samuel 14:47 | “So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them.” Word: צוֹבָא (Tsôwbâʼ) | |
| 2 Samuel 10:6 | “And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth–rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish–tob twelve thousand men.” Word: צוֹבָא (Tsôwbâʼ) | |
| 1 Kings 11:23 | “And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:” Word: צוֹבָא (Tsôwbâʼ) | |
| 1 Chronicles 18:9 | “Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah;” Word: צוֹבָא (Tsôwbâʼ) |