TBESH · H6717
צִיבָא · tsi.va · Ziba
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.9.2 § Ziba = "statue" a servant of Saul whom David made steward of Jonathan's son Mephibosheth
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tsi.va H6717
צִיבָא (tsi.va) means “Ziba” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
צִיבָא Hebrew · H6717 16 tagged occurrences in 13 verses
Pronunciation guide: tsee-baw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
from the same as H6678 (צוֹבָא); station; Tsiba, an Israelite
KJV glosses: Ziba.
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How translators render H6717
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| ziba | 7 |
| and ziba | 4 |
| as well as ziba | 1 |
| now ziba | 1 |
| of ziba | 1 |
| to ziba | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and ziba | 2 |
| to ziba | 2 |
| ziba | 2 |
| behold ziba | 1 |
| he and ziba | 1 |
| now ziba | 1 |
| of ziba | 1 |
| thou and ziba | 1 |
| thou ziba | 1 |
| unto him and ziba | 1 |
| unto ziba | 1 |
| what meanest thou by these and ziba | 1 |
| with him and ziba | 1 |
Verses containing H6717
Page 1 of 1. 13 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- 2 Samuel 9:2
· BSB · 2 occurrences
And there was a servant of the house of Saul named Ziba. They summoned him to David, and the king inquired, “Are you Ziba?” “I am your servant,” he replied.
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 9:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So the king asked, “Is there anyone left of the house of Saul to whom I can show the kindness of God?” Ziba answered, “There is still Jonathan’s son, who is lame in both feet.”
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 9:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
“Where is he?” replied the king. And Ziba said, “Indeed, he is in Lo-debar at the house of Machir son of Ammiel.”
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 9:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the king summoned Saul’s servant Ziba and said to him, “I have given to your master’s grandson all that belonged to Saul and to all his house.
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 9:10
· BSB · 1 occurrence
You and your sons and servants are to work the ground for him and bring in the harvest, so that your master’s grandson may have food to eat. But Mephibosheth, your master’s grandson, is always to eat at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 9:11
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And Ziba said to the king, “Your servant will do all that my lord the king has commanded.” So Mephibosheth ate at David’s table like one of the king’s own sons.
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 9:12
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica, and all who dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants of Mephibosheth.
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 16:1
· BSB · 1 occurrence
When David had gone a little beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was there to meet him. He had a pair of saddled donkeys loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred clusters of raisins, a hundred summer fruits, and a skin of wine.
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 16:2
· BSB · 2 occurrences
“Why do you have these?” asked the king. Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is to refresh those who become exhausted in the wilderness.”
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 16:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
“Where is your master’s grandson?” asked the king. And Ziba answered, “Indeed, he is staying in Jerusalem, for he has said, ‘Today, the house of Israel will restore to me the kingdom of my grandfather.’”
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 16:4
· BSB · 2 occurrences
So the king said to Ziba, “All that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours!” “I humbly bow before you,” said Ziba. “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king!”
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 19:17
· BSB · 1 occurrence
along with a thousand men of Benjamin, as well as Ziba the steward of the house of Saul and his fifteen sons and twenty servants. They rushed down to the Jordan before the king
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 19.18
- 2 Samuel 19:29
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The king replied, “Why say any more? I hereby declare that you and Ziba are to divide the land.”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 19.30