Isaiah 14:24:3Isa.14.24.W3TAB

צְבָא֖וֹת

tsevaot

of hosts

Transliteration
tse-va-OT
Extended
tseh-vaa-OHT
IPA
/tsəvaˈʔoːt/

Meaning by language

English
of hosts

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
צְ + בָא֖ + וֹת
tse + va + ot
tsevaot

Alphabet Analysis

Tsadets as in cats
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    tse-va-OT

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT

  3. clause

    nish-BA ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT le-MOR

  4. sentence

    nish-BA ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT le-MOR im-LO ka-a-SHER dim-mi-TI KEN ha-ya-TA ve-kha-a-SHER ya-ats-TI HI ta-KUM

Exegesis

The divine designation YHWH Tsevaot {יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת | Yə-hō-wāh ṣə-vā’ōt} emphasizes sovereign command over cosmic hosts.

Root and etymology

ts-b-ʾtsade–beth–aleph

army, host

In contextIsaiah 14:24

The LORD of hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have thought, so it happens; and as I have purposed , so it will stand.”

About this coordinate

Isaiah 14:24:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 14:24, 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 Isa.14.24.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.24.W3.S1) and character.