Lexical Definition

‎נְצִיב‎ nᵉtsîyb (nets-eeb') garrison ^H:N-M
or נְצִב nᵉtsib (nets-eeb'); from ‎נָצַב‎

garrison, officer, pillar.

• something stationary, i.e. a prefect, a military post, a statue

1) set over, something placed, pillar, prefect, garrison, post
1a) pillar
1b) prefect, deputy

See Greek: ἡγέομαι

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. ‎נְצִיב‎ noun masculine pillar, prefect, also apparently garrison, post (Eccl 46:18 ‎ויבנע נציבי צר‎ and he subdued garrisons, posts, of the foe); — ‎׳‎‎נ‎ absolute 1Kgs 4:19 construct 1Sam 13:3 + 3 t.; plural ‎נְצִיבִים‎ 2Sam 8:6 + 2 t. + 2Chr 8:10 Kt, ‎נְצִבִים‎ 2Sam 8:14 (twice in verse); construct ‎נְצִבֵי‎ 1Sam 10:5 ᵑ0, but read ‎נְצִיב‎ ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ9 Th We Dr Klo Kit Bu HPS; —

1. pillar, ‎מֶלַח‎ ‎׳‎‎נ‎ Gen 19:26 (J).

2. prefect, deputy 1Kgs 4:19 (on text compare Klo Benz), so perhaps also 1Sam 10:5 (HPS; pillar ᵐ5 Th Dr Klo Kit), and apparently 1Sam 13:3; 1Sam 13:4 (> al. pillar); this meaning serves also for 2Sam 8:6; 2Sam 8:14 (twice in verse) (so Ki; Th HPS garrison) 1Chr 11:16; 1Chr 18:13; 2Chr 8:10 (where read Kt), 2Chr 17:2 (Kau garrison in 2Chr 11:16; 2Chr 17:2; Eccl 46:18 — see above — would favour this meaning in other passages).

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