הַצָּלָה see below נצל.

נָצַב verb Niph`al take one's stand, stand (Late Hebrew נִצָּב id. (rare), הַצָּבָה noun taking a stand; Phoenician (Punic) נצב, מנצבת, מצבת monument Lzb³²⁵; Nabataean, Palmyrene נצב set up; Zinjirli id., statue, all Lzb³²⁵ Cook⁸²; Palmyrene מצבא image, Nabataean נצב id., DHM^{VOJ viii (1894), 12}, compare Lzb^l.c.; perhaps Assyrian naƒâbu Tel Amarna, Wkl^{TA 24*b}; Aramaic נְצַב, ; Arabic set up, erect, sign, mark, way-mark; Sabean נצב cippus CIS^{iv. 23} SabDenkm⁹⁵ DHM^{ZMG xxx (1876), 115 f.} Derenb^{Jas, 1883, Aug.-Sept. 244}; Minaean מצב statue (= מנצב HOM^{Südar. Chrest. 128}); —

Niph`al Perfect3feminine singular נִצְּבָה Psalm 45:10, נִצָּ֫בָה Genesis 37:7; Proverbs 8:2; 2masculine singular וְנִצַּבְתָּ֫ Exodus 7:15 2t.; 3 plural נִצְּבוּ Exodus 15:8, וְנִצְּבוּ consecutive Exodus 33:8; Participle נִצָּב Genesis 24:13 +, feminine נִצָּבָה Zechariah 11:16 נִצֶּ֫בֶת 1 Samuel 1:26; masculine plural נִצָּבִים Exodus 5:20 +; feminine plural נִצָּבוֺת 1 Samuel 1:26; —

1. a. station oneself, take one's stand, for definite purpose, with עַל location (by, on) Genesis 24:13,43; Genesis 28:13; Exodus 7:15; Exodus 33:21; Exodus 34:2 (all J), Exodus 17:9; Exodus 18:14 (E), Numbers 23:6,17 (JE); Amos 7:7; Amos 9:1; Proverbs 8:2; of ׳י Isaiah 3:13 taketh his stand to plead; with ב location Exodus 5:20; Psalm 82:1 (of God), compare Numbers 22:23,31,34; עִמְּכָה ׳נ 1 Samuel 1:26; ׳לִפְנֵי י Deuteronomy 29:9; with פֶתַח Numbers 16:27 (JE), Judges 18:16,17; absolute Lamentations 2:4 (on text see Löhr).

b. stand = be stationed (by appointment, or in fulfilment of duty), with עַל person (sitting or lying) Genesis 45:1 1 Samuel 4:20; 1 Samuel 22:6,7,17; לְַמִֿשְׁמַרְתַּי ׳נ Isaiah 21:8 stand at my watchman's post ("" עֹמֵד); לִמִינְךָ Psalm 45:10; absolute 2 Samuel 13:31.

c. take an upright position, stand, ׳יָקוּמוּ וְנ Exodus 33:8 (E; + מֶּתַח location), compare Genesis 37:7 (E; of sheaf); of waters, כְמוֺנֵֿד ׳נ Exodus 15:8 (song).

2 be stationed = appointed over (על), 1 Samuel 22:9; Ruth 2:5,6; with Samuel presiding over (על) them 1 Samuel 19:20. Hence

3 Participle as substantive deputy, prefect (as appointed, deputed), only 1 Kings 4:5,7; 1 Kings 5:7; 1 Kings 5:30; 1 Kings 9:23; 2Chronicles 8:10 (all of Solomon's officers; so also 2 Chronicles 8:10 Qr, < Kt נציב), 1 Kings 22:48 (of Edom).

4 stand firm, figurative כָּלאָֿדָם נִצָּב Psalm 39:6 every man, (even) the firm-standing, is wholly vanity (but expression strange, and text dubious); בַּשָּׁמָ֑יִם ׳נ Psalm 119:89 (of ׳י's word); that which stands firm Zechariah 11:16 (Israel under figure of sheep), but dubious; We GASm leave untranslated; Now proposes הַנַּחֲלָה diseased.

Hiph`il Perfect הִצִּיב 1 Kings 16:34; 2masculine singular הִצַּבְתָּ Genesis 21:29; Psalm 74:17; 3masculine plural הִצִּ֫יבוּ Jeremiah 5:26; Imperfect יַצִּיב Joshua 6:26, יַצֵּב Deuteronomy 32:8 (dubious; in poetry for ׳וַיּ Ew^{§ 233a} Di; rhythmical shortening Ges^{§ 109k}; read יַצִּב Dr Da^{Synt. p. 94}), וַיַּצֶּבֿ 2 Samuel 18:18; suffix וַיַּצִּיבֵ֫נוּ Lamentations 3:12 Imperative feminine singular הַצִּ֫יבִי Jeremiah 31:21; Infinitive construct הַצִּיב 1 Samuel 13:21; 1 Chronicles 18:3; Participle מַצִּיב 1 Samuel 15:12 (but read הִצִּיב ᵐ5 We Dr Bu Kit HPS): —

1 station, set: with accusative, ewes Genesis 21:28; Genesis 28:29 (E; לְבַד apart), trap Jeremiah 5:26; figurative set me before thee (לְפָנֶיךָ) Psalm 41:13; set me as a target Lamentations 3:12.

2 set up, erect pillar (מַצֵּבָה) Genesis 35:14,20 (E), 2 Samuel 18:18, + אֲשֵׁרִים 2 Kings 17:10; altar Genesis 33:20 (E), stone-heap 2 Samuel 18:17; monument (יַד) 1 Samuel 15:12; city-gates (with ב), Joshua 6:26 (JE) = 1 Kings 16:34.

3 cause to stand erect, waters, כְּמוֺנֵֿד Psalm 78:13 (compare

Qal Exodus 15:8).

4 fix, establish boundary (subject ׳י) Deuteronomy 32:8; Psalm 74:17; Proverbs 15:15; dominion (יַדׅ 1 Chronicles 18:3 (of king). — 1 Samuel 13:21 is dubious; AV sharpen, RV set; Kit 'gerade machen'; Klo נִצַּב substantive, see below; compare HPS.

Hoph`al Perfect3masculine singular הֻצַּב Nahum 2:8 it is fixed, determined (Kl Or), but very dubious; perhaps proper name, or epithet, of queen, compare We Now GASm, q. v.; Participle סֻלָּם נֻצּב אַ֫רְצָה Genesis 28:12 (E) a ladder set up on the earth; ׳אֵלוֺן מ Judges 9:6, read אֵלוֺן הַמַּצֵּבָה GFM, see below — compare also יצב

Hithpa`el

[נִצְבָּה] noun feminine firmness (see Biblical Hebrew נצב); — emphatic נִצְבְּתָא Daniel 2:41.