נָצַב (H5324) — Hebrew Lexicon

נָצַב

𐤍𐤑𐤁

nâtsab

H5324 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To stand, take one’s place, or position oneself; to set, establish, or appoint in place, often with an emphasis on an intentional or stable positioning—whether of a person, object, or abstract status. Used in both literal and figurative senses, including: to station or post oneself (or others); to appoint or install someone to an office or duty; to fix or erect something upright (such as a pillar); to remain firm or steadfast in position; to present oneself formally or with purpose. The word can signify the imposition of order or stability in an environment or situation, particularly through deliberate action.

Semantic Range

to take a stand; to position oneself; to be stationed or set up; to erect (an object, such as a pillar); to appoint or install an official; to present oneself with purpose; to be or make firm or established; to remain steadfast; to assign a duty or office; to institute; to manifest firmness or stability

Root / Etymology

Root: נצב. The root idea is 'to stand' or 'to set in a standing, upright position.' From this root derive a range of verbs and nouns related to standing, placing, or fixing something or someone in place. The verb form נָצַב can function transitively ('set up, establish') or intransitively ('stand, take up one's position').

Historical & Contextual Notes

נָצַב is used across diverse literary genres in the Hebrew Bible, from legal contexts (appointing officials or setting up monuments) to narratives (characters positioning themselves intentionally) and prophetic literature (describing steadfastness or appointment by YHWH). Its figurative senses—such as establishing or confirming a matter—arise from the basic idea of securing or fixing in place. Early Israelite usage often refers to physical standing or erecting—such as Jacob 'setting up' a pillar (Genesis 28:18). In the monarchy and post-exilic periods, it is frequently used for the installation of officials or the confirmation of decrees. The English translation 'appoint' or 'set' sometimes narrows the broader semantic potential, as the term can also mean self-presentation or steadfastness depending on context. Occasional translation tradition confusion—such as the occurrence of 'Huzzah' as a proper name—shows difficulties in rendering its meaning across languages. נָצַב differs from verbs like עָמַד, which generally means 'to stand' in the sense of being upright or attending, while נָצַב highlights the stability, establishment, or intentional placement of the subject. The notion of personal or official responsibility is also implied more strongly with נָצַב.

Translation Consistency

primary "set" 60 occurrences

‘Set’ is the most natural, flexible single verb to cover the typical senses of נָצַב: to place or station (set up, set in place), to erect (set up a pillar), to appoint or install (set someone over), and to be fixed or established (be set, remain set). It fits literal and figurative uses and yields natural English across the range of contexts.

Alternatives (15 occurrences):

"take your stand" (3x) "stationed" (2x) "standing" (2x) "who stood" (1x) "stood" (1x) "establish" (1x) "ones standing" (1x) "officials" (1x) "stand firm" (1x) "stationed one" (1x) "caused me to stand firm" (1x)

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a primitive root; to station, in various applications (literally or figuratively); appointed, deputy, erect, establish, [idiom] Huzzah (by mistake for a proper name), lay, officer, pillar, present, rear up, set (over, up), settle, sharpen, establish, (make to) stand(-ing, still, up, upright), best state.

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Root Family

נצב (n-ṣ-b) — to stand, to set upright, to establish, to appoint, to station

Root נצב to stand, to set upright, to establish, to appoint, to station

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H4673	מַצָּב	the standing-post
H4674	מֻצָּב	one stationed
H4675	מַצָּבָה	the standing-post
H4676	מַצֵּבָה	the standing-pillar
H4678	מַצֶּבֶת	to the standing stone
H5325	נִצָּב	the fixed-handle
H5326	נִצְבָּה	the firmness
H5333	נְצִיב	the stationed-ones
H5334	נְצִיב	and appointed-overseer

Word Forms

28 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2	Occurrences
`H5324-13`	נִצָּ֖ב	nitsav	`HVNrmsa`	standing	standing stationed	being set	22
`H5324-15`	נִצָּבִ֖ים	nitsavim	`HVNrmpa`	standing	those stationed	those being set	8
`H5324-03`	הַ/נִּצָּבִים֙	hanitsavim	`HTd/VNrmpa`	the-standing-ones	the stationed ones	the ones being set	8
`H5324-20`	וַ/יַּצֵּ֣ב	vayatsev	`HC/Vhw3ms`	and he made stand	and he set in place	and he set in place	6
`H5324-24`	וְ/נִצַּבְתָּ֥	venitsaveta	`HC/VNq2ms`	and you shall stand	and you shall take your stand	and you shall take your stand	3
`H5324-14`	נִצָּ֑בָה	nitsavah	`HVNp3fs`	she stands	she has stationed herself	it set itself	2
`H5324-12`	מֻצָּ֣ב	mutsav	`HVHsmsa`	pillar	one set in place	one set in place	2
`H5324-22`	וַ/יַּצִּ֧בוּ	vayatsivu	`HC/Vhw3mp`	and they raised	and they set in place	and they set in place	2
`H5324-07`	הִצַּ֖בְתָּ	hitsaveta	`HVhp2ms`	set	you set in place	you set in place	2
`H5324-01`	הַ/נִּצָּ֖ב	hanitsav	`HTd/VNrmsa`	who was set	the stationed one	the one being set	2
`H5324-17`	נִצְּב֥וּ	nitsevu	`HVNp3cp`	stood up	were stationed	were stationed	1
`H5324-02`	הַ/נִּצָּבָה֙	hanitsavah	`HTd/VNrfsa`	the-standing	the stationed one	the stationed one	1
`H5324-19`	וַ/תַּצִּיבֵ֖/נִי	vatatsiveni	`HC/Vhw2ms/Sp1cs`	and you have set me	and you caused me to stand firm	and you caused me to stand firm	1
`H5324-11`	מַצִּ֥יב	matsiv	`HVhrmsa`	setting-up	the establisher	setting up	1
`H5324-26`	וְ֝/יַצֵּ֗ב	veyatsev	`HC/Vhi3ms`	and he will establish	and he will set up	and he will set up	1
`H5324-16`	נִצְּבָ֥ה	nitsevah	`HVNp3fs`	stands	she has been stationed	she has been stationed	1
`H5324-27`	יַצֵּב֙	yatsev	`HVhi3ms`	He set	he will establish	he will establish	1
`H5324-25`	וְ/נִ֨צְּב֔וּ	venitsevu	`HC/VNq3cp`	and stood	and they stationed themselves	and they stood	1
`H5324-06`	הַצִּ֧יבִי	hatsivi	`HVhv2fs`	set up	cause to stand firm	cause to stand firm	1
`H5324-08`	הִצִּ֣יב	hitsiv	`HVhp3ms`	he set up	he set in place	he set up	1
`H5324-09`	הִצִּ֥יבוּ	hitsivu	`HVhp3cp`	they set	they set in place	they set in place	1
`H5324-28`	יַצִּ֥יב	yatsiv	`HVhi3ms`	he shall set up	he will establish	he shall set up	1
`H5324-18`	וּ/לְ/הַצִּ֖יב	ulehatsiv	`HC/R/Vhc`	and to set	and to establish	and to set	1
`H5324-10`	לְ/הַצִּ֥יב	lehatsiv	`HR/Vhc`	to establish	to set upright	to set upright	1
`H5324-04`	הַ/נִּצָּב֣וֹת	hanitsavot	`HTd/VNrfpa`	the ones standing	the stationed ones	the ones standing	1
`H5324-05`	הַ/נִּצֶּ֤בֶת	hanitsevet	`HTd/VNrfsa`	who stood	the one stationed	the one standing	1
`H5324-21`	וַ/יַּצִּיבֵ֔/נִי	vayatsiveni	`HC/Vhw3ms/Sp1cs`	and set me	and he stationed me	and he set me	1
`H5324-23`	וְ/הֻצַּ֖ב	vehutsav	`HC/VHp3ms`	and-it-was-set	and was set upright	and was set upright	1

Occurrences in Scripture

75 occurrences

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SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2
`H5324-15`	Genesis 18:2	נִצָּבִ֖ים	nitsavim	`HVNrmpa`	standing	those stationed	those being set
`H5324-20`	Genesis 21:28	וַ/יַּצֵּ֣ב	vayatsev	`HC/Vhw3ms`	and set	and he set in place	and he set in place
`H5324-07`	Genesis 21:29	הִצַּ֖בְתָּ	hitsaveta	`HVhp2ms`	you have set	you set in place	you set in place
`H5324-13`	Genesis 24:13	נִצָּ֖ב	nitsav	`HVNrmsa`	am standing	standing stationed	being set
`H5324-13`	Genesis 24:43	נִצָּ֖ב	nitsav	`HVNrmsa`	am standing	standing stationed	being set
`H5324-12`	Genesis 28:12	מֻצָּ֣ב	mutsav	`HVHsmsa`	set up	one set in place	one set in place
`H5324-13`	Genesis 28:13	נִצָּ֣ב	nitsav	`HVNrmsa`	was standing	standing stationed	being set
`H5324-20`	Genesis 33:20	וַ/יַּצֶּב	vayatsev	`HC/Vhw3ms`	he erected	and he set in place	and he set in place
`H5324-20`	Genesis 35:14	וַ/יַּצֵּ֨ב	vayatsev	`HC/Vhw3ms`	set up	and he set in place	and he set in place
`H5324-20`	Genesis 35:20	וַ/יַּצֵּ֧ב	vayatsev	`HC/Vhw3ms`	and set up	and he set in place	and he set in place
`H5324-14`	Genesis 37:7	נִצָּ֑בָה	nitsavah	`HVNp3fs`	stood upright	she has stationed herself	it set itself
`H5324-03`	Genesis 45:1	הַ/נִּצָּבִים֙	hanitsavim	`HTd/VNrmpa`	those who stood	the stationed ones	who stood
`H5324-15`	Exodus 5:20	נִצָּבִ֖ים	nitsavim	`HVNrmpa`	who were standing	those stationed	those being set
`H5324-24`	Exodus 7:15	וְ/נִצַּבְתָּ֥	venitsaveta	`HC/VNq2ms`	and you shall stand	and you shall take your stand	and you shall take your stand
`H5324-17`	Exodus 15:8	נִצְּב֥וּ	nitsevu	`HVNp3cp`	stood up	were stationed	were stationed
`H5324-13`	Exodus 17:9	נִצָּב֙	nitsav	`HVNrmsa`	will stand	standing stationed	being set
`H5324-13`	Exodus 18:14	נִצָּ֥ב	nitsav	`HVNrmsa`	stand	standing stationed	being set
`H5324-25`	Exodus 33:8	וְ/נִ֨צְּב֔וּ	venitsevu	`HC/VNq3cp`	and stood	and they stationed themselves	and they stood
`H5324-24`	Exodus 33:21	וְ/נִצַּבְתָּ֖	venitsaveta	`HC/VNq2ms`	and you shall stand	and you shall take your stand	and you shall take your stand
`H5324-24`	Exodus 34:2	וְ/נִצַּבְתָּ֥	venitsaveta	`HC/VNp2ms`	and present yourself	and you shall take your stand	and you shall take your stand
`H5324-15`	Numbers 16:27	נִצָּבִ֗ים	nitsavim	`HVNrmpa`	standing	those stationed	those being set
`H5324-13`	Numbers 22:23	נִצָּ֣ב	nitsav	`HVNrmsa`	standing	standing stationed	being set
`H5324-13`	Numbers 22:31	נִצָּ֣ב	nitsav	`HVNrmsa`	standing	standing stationed	being set
`H5324-13`	Numbers 22:34	נִצָּ֥ב	nitsav	`HVNrmsa`	were standing	standing stationed	being set
`H5324-13`	Numbers 23:6	נִצָּ֖ב	nitsav	`HVNrmsa`	standing	standing stationed	being set
`H5324-13`	Numbers 23:17	נִצָּב֙	nitsav	`HVNrmsa`	standing	standing stationed	being set
`H5324-15`	Deuteronomy 29:9	נִצָּבִ֤ים	nitsavim	`HVNrmpa`	standing	those stationed	those being set
`H5324-27`	Deuteronomy 32:8	יַצֵּב֙	yatsev	`HVhi3ms`	He set	he will establish	he will establish
`H5324-28`	Joshua 6:26	יַצִּ֥יב	yatsiv	`HVhi3ms`	he shall set up	he will establish	he shall set up
`H5324-12`	Judges 9:6	מֻצָּ֖ב	mutsav	`HVHsmsa`	pillar	one set in place	set place
`H5324-15`	Judges 18:16	נִצָּבִ֖ים	nitsavim	`HVNrmpa`	stood	those stationed	those being set
`H5324-13`	Judges 18:17	נִצָּב֙	nitsav	`HVNrmsa`	stood	standing stationed	being set
`H5324-05`	1 Samuel 1:26	הַ/נִּצֶּ֤בֶת	hanitsevet	`HTd/VNrfsa`	who stood	the one stationed	the one standing
`H5324-04`	1 Samuel 4:20	הַ/נִּצָּב֣וֹת	hanitsavot	`HTd/VNrfpa`	the ones standing	the stationed ones	the ones standing
`H5324-18`	1 Samuel 13:21	וּ/לְ/הַצִּ֖יב	ulehatsiv	`HC/R/Vhc`	and to set	and to establish	and to set
`H5324-11`	1 Samuel 15:12	מַצִּ֥יב	matsiv	`HVhrmsa`	setting-up	the establisher	setting up
`H5324-13`	1 Samuel 19:20	נִצָּ֖ב	nitsav	`HVNrmsa`	appointed	standing stationed	being set
`H5324-15`	1 Samuel 22:6	נִצָּבִ֥ים	nitsavim	`HVNrmpa`	were standing	those stationed	were standing
`H5324-03`	1 Samuel 22:7	הַ/נִּצָּבִ֣ים	hanitsavim	`HTd/VNrmpa`	who stood	the stationed ones	the ones being set
`H5324-13`	1 Samuel 22:9	נִצָּ֥ב	nitsav	`HVNrmsa`	was standing	standing stationed	being set
`H5324-03`	1 Samuel 22:17	הַ/נִּצָּבִ֨ים	hanitsavim	`HTd/VNrmpa`	who were standing	the stationed ones	the ones being set
`H5324-15`	2 Samuel 13:31	נִצָּבִ֖ים	nitsavim	`HVNrmpa`	standing	those stationed	those being set
`H5324-22`	2 Samuel 18:17	וַ/יַּצִּ֧בוּ	vayatsivu	`HC/Vhw3mp`	and they raised	and they set in place	and they set in place
`H5324-20`	2 Samuel 18:18	וַ/יַּצֶּב	vayatsev	`HC/Vhw3ms`	and reared up	and he set in place	and he set in place
`H5324-03`	1 Kings 4:5	הַ/נִּצָּבִ֑ים	hanitsavim	`HTd/VNrmpa`	the officials	the stationed ones	the officials
`H5324-15`	1 Kings 4:7	נִצָּבִים֙	nitsavim	`HVNrmpa`	officers	those stationed	those being set
`H5324-03`	1 Kings 5:7	הַ/נִּצָּבִ֨ים	hanitsavim	`HTd/VNrmpa`	the-standing-ones	the stationed ones	the ones being set
`H5324-03`	1 Kings 5:30	הַ/נִּצָּבִ֤ים	hanitsavim	`HTd/VNrmpa`	that were over	the stationed ones	the ones being set
`H5324-03`	1 Kings 9:23	הַ/נִּצָּבִ֗ים	hanitsavim	`HTd/VNrmpa`	officers	the stationed ones	the ones being set
`H5324-08`	1 Kings 16:34	הִצִּ֣יב	hitsiv	`HVhp3ms`	he set up	he set in place	he set up
`H5324-13`	1 Kings 22:48	נִצָּ֥ב	nitsav	`HVNrmsa`	was-standing	standing stationed	being set
`H5324-22`	2 Kings 17:10	וַ/יַּצִּ֧בוּ	vayatsivu	`HC/Vhw3mp`	and they set up	and they set in place	and they set in place
`H5324-13`	Isaiah 3:13	נִצָּ֥ב	nitsav	`HVNrmsa`	stands up	standing stationed	being set
`H5324-13`	Isaiah 21:8	נִצָּ֖ב	nitsav	`HVNrmsa`	am stationed	standing stationed	being set
`H5324-09`	Jeremiah 5:26	הִצִּ֥יבוּ	hitsivu	`HVhp3cp`	they set	they set in place	they set in place
`H5324-06`	Jeremiah 31:21	הַצִּ֧יבִי	hatsivi	`HVhv2fs`	set up	cause to stand firm	cause to stand firm
`H5324-13`	Amos 7:7	נִצָּ֖ב	nitsav	`HVNrmsa`	standing	standing stationed	being set
`H5324-13`	Amos 9:1	נִצָּ֣ב	nitsav	`HVNrmsa`	standing	standing stationed	being set
`H5324-23`	Nahum 2:8	וְ/הֻצַּ֖ב	vehutsav	`HC/VHp3ms`	and-it-was-set	and was set upright	and was set upright
`H5324-02`	Zechariah 11:16	הַ/נִּצָּבָה֙	hanitsavah	`HTd/VNrfsa`	the-standing	the stationed one	the stationed one
`H5324-13`	Psalms 39:6	נִצָּ֥ב	nitsav	`HVNrmsa`	walks about	standing stationed	being set
`H5324-19`	Psalms 41:13	וַ/תַּצִּיבֵ֖/נִי	vatatsiveni	`HC/Vhw2ms/Sp1cs`	and you have set me	and you caused me to stand firm	and you caused me to stand firm
`H5324-16`	Psalms 45:10	נִצְּבָ֥ה	nitsevah	`HVNp3fs`	stands	she has been stationed	she has been stationed
`H5324-07`	Psalms 74:17	הִ֭צַּבְתָּ	hitsaveta	`HVhp2ms`	set	you set in place	you set in place
`H5324-20`	Psalms 78:13	וַֽ/יַּצֶּב	vayatsev	`HC/Vhw3ms`	and he made stand	and he set in place	and he set in place
`H5324-13`	Psalms 82:1	נִצָּ֥ב	nitsav	`HVNrmsa`	stands	standing stationed	being set
`H5324-13`	Psalms 119:89	נִצָּ֥ב	nitsav	`HVNrmsa`	stands firm	standing stationed	being set
`H5324-14`	Proverbs 8:2	נִצָּֽבָה	nitsavah	`HVNp3fs`	she stands	she has stationed herself	she set herself
`H5324-26`	Proverbs 15:25	וְ֝/יַצֵּ֗ב	veyatsev	`HC/Vhi3ms`	and he will establish	and he will set up	and he will set up
`H5324-01`	Ruth 2:5	הַ/נִּצָּ֖ב	hanitsav	`HTd/VNrmsa`	who was set	the stationed one	the one being set
`H5324-01`	Ruth 2:6	הַ/נִּצָּ֥ב	hanitsav	`HTd/VNrmsa`	who was set	the stationed one	the one being set
`H5324-13`	Lamentations 2:4	נִצָּ֤ב	nitsav	`HVNrmsa`	He stood	standing stationed	being set
`H5324-21`	Lamentations 3:12	וַ/יַּצִּיבֵ֔/נִי	vayatsiveni	`HC/Vhw3ms/Sp1cs`	and set me	and he stationed me	and he set me
`H5324-10`	1 Chronicles 18:3	לְ/הַצִּ֥יב	lehatsiv	`HR/Vhc`	to establish	to set upright	to set upright
`H5324-03`	2 Chronicles 8:10	הַ/נִּצָּבִ֛ים	hanitsavim	`HTd/VNrmpa`	the ones standing	the stationed ones	the ones being set

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