Deuteronomy 20:9:8Deut.20.9.W8TAB
צְבָא֖וֹת
tsevaot
“the armies”
- Transliteration
- tse-va-OT
- Extended
- tseh-vah-OHT
- IPA
- /tsəvaˈʔoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- the armies
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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Word in context
- word
tse-va-OT
- phraseyour reading level
sa-REI tse-va-OT
- clause
u-fak-DU sa-REI tse-va-OT be-ROSH ha-AM
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ke-kal-LOT ha-sho-tRIM le-da-BER el-ha-AM u-fak-DU sa-REI tse-va-OT be-ROSH ha-AM
Exegesis
The construct chain sarei tsevaot {שָׂרֵ֥י צְבָא֖וֹת | ṣā-rê ṣə-vā-’ōṯ} ‘commanders of armies’ specifies the appointed office, and the prepositional phrase berosh ha-am {בְּרֹ֥אשׁ הָעָֽם | bə-rôš hā-ʿām} ‘at the head of the people’ indicates spatial-functional leadership in the Deuteronomic military ordering.
Root and etymology
צ–ב–א
“to muster, wage war”
In context — Deuteronomy 20:9
When the officers have completed speaking to the people, they shall appoint commanders of armies at the head of the people.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 20:9, so the Hebrew word צְבָא֖וֹת (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 Deut.20.9.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.9.W8.S1) and character.