Isaiah 14:27:2Isa.14.27.W2TAB
צְבָא֛וֹת
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
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
ki-Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
- clause
ki-Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT ya-ATS u-MI ya-FER
- sentence
ki-Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT ya-ATS u-MI ya-FER ve-ya-DO han-ne-tu-YA u-MI ye-shi-VE-na
Exegesis
The compound title YHWH Tsevaot {יְהוָ֧ה צְבָא֛וֹת | Yə-hō-wāh ṣĕ-ḇā-’ōṯ} highlights divine sovereignty over celestial armies.
Root and etymology
ṣ-b-’tsade–beth–aleph
“army, host”
In context — Isaiah 14:27
The LORD of hosts has purposed His counsel; who then can annul it? And when His outstretched hand is raised, who can turn it back?
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:27:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 14:27, so the Hebrew word צְבָא֛וֹת (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.14.27.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.27.W2.S1) and character.