1 Chronicles 19:8:61 Chr.19.8.W6TAB
כָּל־צָבָ֖א
kaltsava
“all of {the} army”
- Transliteration
- kal-tsa-VA
- Extended
- kaal-tsah-VAA
- IPA
- /kɔl.tsaːˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- all of {the} army
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
kal-tsa-VA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ET kal-tsa-VA
- clause
va-yish-LAKH et-yo-AV ve-ET kal-tsa-VA ha-gi-bo-RIM
- sentence
va-yish-MA da-VID va-yish-LAKH et-yo-AV ve-ET kal-tsa-VA ha-gi-bo-RIM
Exegesis
Finally, kol-ṣāḇāʾ ha-gi-bōrīm {כָּל־צָבָ֖א הַגִּבּוֹרִֽים | kol-ṣāḇāʾ ha-gi-bōrīm} ‘all army of the mighty men’ uses a construct chain to highlight an organized force of elite warriors. English preserves this sequence and clarity through parallel clauses and explicit object marking.
Root and etymology
Rootṣade–bet–aleph
“to wage war, serve as army”
In context — 1 Chronicles 19:8
When David heard, he sent Joab and the entire army of mighty men .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 19:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Chronicles 19:8, so the Hebrew word כָּל־צָבָ֖א (kaltsava) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.19.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.19.8.W6.S1) and character.