H4677 H4677
the Mesobaite; gentile designation, origin uncertain
This gentile designation appears only in 1 Chronicles 11:47, attached to one of David's mighty warriors. The term apparently indicates place of origin, but the location is unknown and the form is unusual. Some scholars suggest emending to 'from Zobah,' a known region, while ancient versions vary widely in their renderings. The obscurity may result from textual corruption or preservation of a now-forgotten place name.
Senses
1. sense 1 — English 'the-Metsovayah' and Spanish 'el-metsobayá' attempt to transliterate the uncertain term. The gentile marker identifies one of David's elite warriors by hometown or region, but the exact referent remains mysterious—possibly a small village whose name survived only in this military roster (1 Chr 11:47). 1×
AR["المَصُوبَايَة"]·ben["মৎসোবায়ীয়"]·DE["[המצביה]"]·EN["the-Metsovayah"]·FR["[המצביה]"]·heb["ה-מצביה"]·HI["मसोबायाह"]·ID["orang-Mezoba"]·IT["[המצביה]"]·jav["tiyang-Mésobaya"]·KO["그-므소바야-사람"]·PT["o-metsobita"]·RU["мецоваитянин"]·ES["el-metsobayá"]·SW["Mmesobaya"]·TR["Metsovayalı"]·urd["مصوبی"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† מְצֹבָיָה c. art. הַמּ׳ 1 Ch 11:47, dub.; the preceding n.pr. seems to call for adj. gent., but form not suitable, and poss. deriv. unknown; Be conj. מִצֹּבָה, from Ṣōba; 𝔊 ὁ Μειναβεια, Μεσωβια, Μασαβια; 𝔙 de Masobia.