HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5334
נְצִיב
ne.tsiv — Nezib
§ Nezib = "garrison" or "pillar" a city in the lowlands of Judah on the border of Philistia
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Nezib
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
A town in the “plain” of Judah. It has been identified with Beit Nuzib, about 14 miles south-west of Jerusalem, in the Wady Sur (Josh. 15:43).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.