Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
Zobah
Usage: § Zoba or Zobah = "station" the name of a portion of Syria which formed a separate kingdom in the times of Saul, David, and Solomon; located northeast of Damascus
Strong's Number
H6678
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
12
Books
4
Strong's H6678 Quick Answer
Strong's H6678 צּוֹבָא צּוֹבָה צּוֹבָה (Tsowba') is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Tsowba' (tso-baw') (or Tsowbah {tso-baw'} or Tsobah {tso-baw'};) n/l. 1. a station 2. Zoba or Zobah, a region of Syria It has 12 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include zobah and zoba. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- Tsowba' (tso-baw') (or Tsowbah {tso-baw'} or Tsobah {tso-baw'};) n/l. 1. a station 2. Zoba or Zobah, a region of Syria
- Usage
- 12 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- zobah and zoba
Meaning and Definition
Tsowba' (tso-baw') (or Tsowbah {tso-baw'} or Tsobah {tso-baw'};) n/l. 1. a station 2. Zoba or Zobah, a region of Syria [from an unused root meaning to station] KJV: Zoba, Zobah.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6678. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H6678 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Tsowba', taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Zobah
1 Samuel 14:47
10×
Zoba
2 Samuel 10:6
2×
How Strong's H6678 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 12 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H6678 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H6678 in the Old Testament
12 indexed usages in Old Testament.
So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them.
David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.
And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
Usage Excerpts
First 12 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6678.
So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them.
David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.
And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men.
And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:
And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah;
And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syriamaachah, and out of Zobah.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6678, grouped by book.
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 6 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 4 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H6678 FAQ
What does tsoba (צוֹבָא) mean?
Tsoba (Strong's H6678) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Zoba". Tsowba' (tso-baw') (or Tsowbah {tso-baw'} or Tsobah {tso-baw'};) n/l. 1. a station 2. Zoba or Zobah, a region of Syria
How many times is tsoba (צוֹבָא) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 12 linked usages for Strong's H6678 across 4 books.
Where can I study tsoba (צוֹבָא) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6678 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate tsoba (צוֹבָא)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as zobah and zoba. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.