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נִצָּב

𐤍𐤑𐤁

nitstsâb

H5325 noun

SILEX Entry

Root נצב to stand, set upright, be stationed, be fixed

Definition

A fixed or standing object, most commonly referring to a handle, hilt, or haft — that is, the stationary part or base of a tool or weapon (e.g., the part grasped in the hand). The word emphasizes the aspect of being stationary, set, or in place, as distinguished from movable parts. In extended usage, it may refer to other fixed posts or standing points.

Semantic Range

handle, hilt, haft, fixed post, stationary part

Root / Etymology

From the root נצב, which means 'to stand, take a stand, be stationed, be set upright.' The participial form נִצָּב denotes 'one that is set or stands,' and in the noun sense comes to signify something that is fixed or established in position. In this usage, it refers most concretely to the stationary part of an object, particularly a tool's handle or weapon's hilt.

Historical & Contextual Notes

The term appears rarely in the Hebrew Bible and is contextually technical, often denoting the part of an implement that remains stationary in the hand (e.g., the hilt of a sword or haft of a tool), as distinguished from the moving or functional part, such as a blade. The translation 'handle' best approximates the technical sense, but English translations occasionally obscure its specificity, varying between 'handle,' 'haft,' or leaving it implicit. The participial form of the root corresponds to other Hebrew words built from active or passive participles used nominally. In later Hebrew, related forms may generalize towards any standing object, but the biblical usage is technical and specific. Contrast with יד ('yad'), which can also mean 'hand' or 'handle,' but נִצָּב stresses more explicitly the aspect of being fixed or upright. The sense does not carry religious or symbolic overtones in the biblical context; it is a practical, physical term.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

passive participle of נָצַב; fixed, i.e. a handle; haft.

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Root Family

נצב (n-ṣ-b) — to stand, be set upright, be stationed, be fixed

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

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H5325-01 הַ/נִּצָּ֜ב hanitsav HTd/Ncmsa the handle the fixed-handle 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H5325-01 Judges 3:22 הַ/נִּצָּ֜ב hanitsav HTd/Ncmsa the handle the fixed-handle
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