צבא

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צבא

/sˤaːˈbaːʔ/
/sˤɔːˈvɔː/
/t͡saˈva/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Cognate with Akkadian 𒂟 (ṣābum, “soldier, gang”) and Arabic صَبًّا (ṣabban, “abundance”).

noun צָבָא · tsaváʾ · צְבָאוֹת · צְבָא־ · צִבְאוֹת־

a military (armed forces)
an army (military force concerned mainly with ground operations)
a host, a mob, a multitude (of people, particularly an army organized for war) וַיְכֻלּוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וְהָאָרֶץ וְכָל־צְבָאָם׃
dated a military campaign (a number of related operations aimed at achieving a particular military goal)
dated a battle
dated a war מִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה כָּל־יֹצֵא צָבָא בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל תִּפְקְדוּ אֹתָם לְצִבְאֹתָם אַתָּה וְאַהֲרֹן׃
dated a hardship or tiring worship similar to military service

verb צָבָא · tsaváʾ · לצבוא · לִצְבֹּא · צְבִיאָה · -

construction pa'al, dated To assemble, particularly to muster for military service
construction pa'al, dated To go forth as an assembled body, particularly as an army to war
construction pa'al, dated To cause to assemble or go forth, particularly in military contexts
construction pa'al, dated To fight as an assembled body
construction pa'al, dated To serve, as in religious rites

In English

army military force concerned mainly with ground operations

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {צבא},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A6%D7%91%D7%90},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}