2578. Chamath Tsobah
Strong's Lexicon
Chamath Tsobah: Hamath-Zobah

Original Word: חֲמַת צוֹבָה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Chamath Tsowbah
Pronunciation: khah-MAHT tso-BAH
Phonetic Spelling: (kham-ath' tso-baw')
Definition: Hamath-Zobah
Meaning: Chamath-Tsobah

Word Origin: Derived from חֲמָת (Chamath) meaning "fortress" or "citadel" and צוֹבָה (Tsobah), a region or kingdom in ancient Syria.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for Hamath-Zobah in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific Hebrew geographical name. However, related Greek terms might include those for cities or regions, such as πόλις (polis, G4172) for "city."

Usage: Hamath-Zobah refers to a specific geographical location mentioned in the Old Testament. It is a compound name that likely indicates a region or city associated with both Hamath and Zobah, two significant areas in ancient Syria. The name suggests a place of strategic importance, possibly a fortified city or region.

Cultural and Historical Background: Hamath was a major city-state in ancient Syria, known for its strategic location along trade routes and its interactions with Israel and other neighboring nations. Zobah was a kingdom in the same region, often mentioned in the context of military campaigns and political alliances. The combination of these two names in Hamath-Zobah suggests a place of considerable influence and power during the biblical period, possibly serving as a center for trade, military, and political activities.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from Chamath and Tsoba
Definition
a place N. of Damascus
NASB Translation
Hamath-zobah (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
צוֺבָא, צוֺבָה proper name, of a territory Σουβα, rarely Σωβα(λ): an Aramaean kingdom, time of (Saul and) David אֲרַם צוֺבָא 2 Samuel 10:6,8 (elsewhere צוֺבָה), אֲרַם צוֺבָה Psalm 60:2 (title); ׳הֲדַדְעֶזֶר מֶלֶךְ צ 2 Samuel 8:3,5,12 = 1 Chronicles 18:3,5; 1 Kings 11:23; 1 Chronicles 18:9; ׳צ also 1 Chronicles 19:6; ׳חֲמַת צ2Chronicles 8:3; original home of one of David's heroes 2 Samuel 23:36 (perhaps read also for proper name, masculine מִבְחָר "" 1 Chronicles 11:38, compare Dr); ׳מַלְכֵי צ 1 Samuel 14:47 (only here in Saul's time); NöARAM, in Ency. Bib., compare ZMG xxv (1871), 113 ff. places between Hamath and Demascus (about „ums, Emesa), and so DlPa 279 f., who compare Assyrian city ‚ubitu, compare SchrCOT. 2 Samuel 8:8.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Hamath-Zobah

From Chamath and Tsowba'; Chamath of Tsobah; Chamath-Tsobah; probably the same as Chamath -- Hamath-Zobah.

see HEBREW Chamath

see HEBREW Tsowba'

see HEBREW Chamath

Forms and Transliterations
צוֹבָ֔ה צובה ṣō·w·ḇāh ṣōwḇāh tzoVah
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Englishman's Concordance
2 Chronicles 8:3
HEB: שְׁלֹמֹה֙ חֲמָ֣ת צוֹבָ֔ה וַיֶּחֱזַ֖ק עָלֶֽיהָ׃
NAS: went to Hamath-zobah and captured
KJV: went to Hamathzobah, and prevailed
INT: went Solomon to Hamath-zobah and captured and

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 2578
1 Occurrence


ṣō·w·ḇāh — 1 Occ.















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