Isaiah 13:4:14Isa.13.4.W14TAB
צְבָ֥א
tseva
“an army”
- Transliteration
- tse-VA
- Extended
- tseh-VAA
- IPA
- /tsəˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- an army
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 |
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Word in context
- word
tse-VA
- phraseyour reading level
tse-VA mil-kha-MA
- clause
KOL she-ON mam-le-KHOT go-YIM ne-e-sa-FIM Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT me-fak-KED tse-VA mil-kha-MA
- sentence
KOL ha-MON be-ha-RIM de-MUT am-RA KOL she-ON mam-le-KHOT go-YIM ne-e-sa-FIM Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT me-fak-KED tse-VA mil-kha-MA
Exegesis
The phrase YHWH tzevaot mefakked {יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת מְפַקֵּ֖ד | Yəhōwāh ṣəḇāʾôt məp̄aqēd} shifts focus to divine agency, culminating in tzeva milchamah {צְבָ֥א מִלְחָמָֽה | ṣəḇāʾ milḥāmah}, emphasizing mobilization for battle. English clause order mirrors the Hebrew to maintain rhetorical build-up.
Root and etymology
ṣ-b-ʾtsade–bet–aleph
“host; army”
In context — Isaiah 13:4
The sound of an uproar rises in the mountains, like the likeness of a great people; the voice of kingdoms in tumult, nations being gathered; the LORD of hosts is mustering the army for battle .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:4:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Isaiah 13:4, so the Hebrew word צְבָ֥א (tseva) 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 Isa.13.4.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.4.W14.S1) and character.