What does צָבָא · στρατιά mean in the Bible?
צָבָא · στρατιά is a Hebrew phrase meaning "celestial bodies worshiped as deities".
Hebrew · H6635, G4756
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 ) · army
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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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στρατιά G4756 army
Pronunciation stratiá
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What does צְבָא הַשָּׁמַיִם (tseva hashamayim) mean in the Bible?
צָבָא · στρατιά is a Hebrew phrase meaning "celestial bodies worshiped as deities".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6635, G4756?
H6635, G4756 is connected to 487 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. celestial bodies worshiped as deities
Strong's H6635, G4756
Lexical occurrences 487 verses Source Gloss
celestial bodies worshiped as deities
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
צְבָא הַשָּׁמַיִם is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
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