צְבָא tseva
Hebrew word for “to will” · Strong’s H6634 · used 10 times in 7 verses
Meaning
1) to desire, be inclined, be willing, be pleased; 1a) (P'al); 1a1) to desire; 1a2) to be pleased; 1a3) to will (without hindrance) (of God)
How it is translated
Glosses given for tseva in context, with how often each is used:
- will be pleased 4
- pleased 4
- pleases he 1
- desired 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel | 10 | 1.7 |
Chapters where it is used most
Daniel 4 (4), Daniel 5 (2), Daniel 7 (1)
Forms
- צבא 4
- יצבא 3
- וכמצביה 1
- יצבה 1
- צבית 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with tseva more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- דִּי di “that” 7
- עִלַּי illay “Most High” 4
- מָן man “who?” 4
- שַׁלִּיט shallit “ruling” 4
- אֱנָשׁ enash “man” 4
- חֵיוָא cheva “beast” 4
- מִן־ min “from” 5
- עַל al “since” 5
- טְעֵם team “to feed” 3
- עַד ad “till” 4
- מְדוֹר medor “dwelling” 3
- טְרַד terad “to chase away” 3
Key verses
The verses using tseva that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Daniel 4:17 — This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in…
- Daniel 4:25 — That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet…
- Daniel 4:32 — And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall…
- Daniel 4:35 — And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth:…
- Daniel 5:19 — And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept…
- Daniel 5:21 — And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen,…
- Daniel 7:19 — Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass;…
See all 7 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.