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צוֹבָא H6678
H6678 is the Hebrew word צוֹבָא, transliterated Tsôwbâʼ and said tso-baw'. The King James Version most often renders it zobah.
What it means
Zoba or Zobah, a region of Syria.
Where it comes from
or צוֹבָה; or צֹבָה; from an unused root meaning to station; a station.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 12 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Zoba, Zobah.
Verses using צוֹבָא
All 12 verses, quoted in full.
1 Samuel 14:47 · KJV
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.
2 Samuel 8:3 · KJV
David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.
2 Samuel 8:5 · KJV
And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
2 Samuel 8:12 · KJV
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.
2 Samuel 10:6 · KJV
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.
2 Samuel 10:8 · KJV
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.
2 Samuel 23:36 · KJV
Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
1 Kings 11:23 · KJV
And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:
1 Chronicles 18:3 · KJV
And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
1 Chronicles 18:5 · KJV
And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
1 Chronicles 18:9 · KJV
Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah;
1 Chronicles 19:6 · KJV
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.
Common questions
What does Strong's H6678 mean?
H6678 is the Hebrew word צוֹבָא (Tsôwbâʼ), meaning Zoba or Zobah, a region of Syria.
How is H6678 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it zobah (9 times), zoba (2 times), out of zobah (1 time).
How many times does H6678 appear in the Bible?
צוֹבָא (Tsôwbâʼ) is tagged in 12 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H6678 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or צוֹבָה; or צֹבָה; from an unused root meaning to station; a station.
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