1) set over, something placed, pillar, prefect, garrison, post 1a) pillar 1b) prefect, deputy Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H5324 Same Word by TWOT Number: 1398b
Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. נְצִיבnoun masculinepillar, prefect, also apparently garrison, post (Ecclus 46:18 ויבנע נציבי צרand he subdued garrisons, posts, of the foe); — ׳נ absolute 1 Kings 4:19; construct 1 Samuel 13:3 3t.; plural נְצִיבִים2 Samuel 8:6 2t. + 2 Chronicles 8:10 Kt, נְצִבִים2 Samuel 8:14 (twice in verse); construct נְצִבֵי1 Samuel 10:5ᵑ0, but read נְצִיבᵐ5ᵑ6ᵑ9 Th We Dr Klo Kit Bu HPS; —
2prefect, deputy1 Kings 4:19 (on text compare Klo Benz), so perhaps also 1 Samuel 10:5 (HPS; pillarᵐ5 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).
Englishman's Concordance (References)
Strong's Hebrew: 5333. נְצִיב (netsib or netsib) — 12 Occurrences
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
