1 Kings 19:10:61 Kgs.19.10.W6TAB
צְבָא֗וֹת
tsevaot
“hosts”
- Transliteration
- tse-va-OT
- Extended
- tseh-vaa-OHT
- IPA
- /tsəvaˈʔoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- hosts
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tse-va-OT
- phraseyour reading level
la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE tse-va-OT
- clause
va-yo-MER ka-NO ki-NE-ti la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE tse-va-OT ki-A-ze-VU ve-RIT-kha be-NE yis-ra-EL et-miz-be-kho-TE-kha ha-RA-SU ve-et-ne-vi-E-kha har-GU ve-kha-REV
- sentence
va-yo-MER ka-NO ki-NE-ti la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE tse-va-OT ki-A-ze-VU ve-RIT-kha be-NE yis-ra-EL et-miz-be-kho-TE-kha ha-RA-SU ve-et-ne-vi-E-kha har-GU ve-kha-REV va-i-va-TER a-NI le-va-DI va-ye-vak-SHU et-naf-SHI le-kakh-TA
Exegesis
The compound title la-YHWH elōhei tsevaot {לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵי צְבָאוֹת | la-YHWH ʾē-lō-hê tse-vā-ʾōt} unites covenantal and martial imagery.
Root and etymology
צ־ב־א
“hosts, armies”
In context — 1 Kings 19:10
And he said, “I have been very zealous for the LORD God of hosts , for the sons of Israel have forsaken your covenant ; they have torn down your altars, slain your prophets with the sword; and I alone am left, and they seek my life to take it.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 19:10, so the Hebrew word צְבָא֗וֹת (tsevaot) 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 Kgs.19.10.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.10.W6.S1) and character.