Deuteronomy 17:3:11Deut.17.3.W11TAB
לְכָל־צְבָ֥א
lekholtsva
“to all the host”
- Transliteration
- le-KHOL-tsva
- Extended
- leh-KHOL-tsvah
- IPA
- /ʔoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to all the host
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-KHOL-tsva
- phraseyour reading level
le-KHOL-tsva ha-sha-MA-yim
- clause
ve-la-SHE-mesh OH la-ya-RE-akh OH le-KHOL-tsva ha-sha-MA-yim a-SHER lo-tsi-VI-ti
- sentence
va-ye-LEKH va-ya-a-VOD e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM va-yish-ta-KHU la-HEM ve-la-SHE-mesh OH la-ya-RE-akh OH le-KHOL-tsva ha-sha-MA-yim a-SHER lo-tsi-VI-ti
Exegesis
The phrase lekoltseva hashamayim {לְכָל־צְבָ֥א הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם | lə-ḵōl-ṣə-vāʾ ha-šā-ma-yim} forms a construct chain ‘to all the host of the heavens’, designating every celestial entity as a forbidden object of worship.
Root and etymology
ṣ-v-ʾtsade-bet-aleph
“army, host”
In context — Deuteronomy 17:3
And he went and served other gods and bowed down to them or to the sun or to the moon or to all the host of the heavens , which I have not commanded.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:3:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Deuteronomy 17:3, so the Hebrew word לְכָל־צְבָ֥א (lekholtsva) 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 Deut.17.3.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.3.W11.S1) and character.