Isaiah 18:7:5Isa.18.7.W5TAB
צְבָא֗וֹת
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
la-ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
- clause
ba-ET ha-HI yu-VAL-SHAI la-ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT AM me-mu-SHAKH u-mo-RAT u-me-AM no-RA min-HU va-ha-le-A
- sentence
ba-ET ha-HI yu-VAL-SHAI la-ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT AM me-mu-SHAKH u-mo-RAT u-me-AM no-RA min-HU va-ha-le-A GOY kav-KAV u-me-vu-SA a-SHER ba-ze-U ne-ha-RIM ar-TSO el-me-KOM SHEM-ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT har-TSI-YON
Exegesis
The construct phrase la-YHWH tseva’ot {לַיהוָה צְבָא֗וֹת | la-YHWH ṣə-va’ôṯ} ‘to the LORD of hosts’ pairs the covenant name with a martial title, highlighting divine military sovereignty.
The goal clause el-mekom shem-YHWH tseva’ot har-Tziyyon {אֶל־מְקוֹם שֵׁם־יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת הַר־צִיּֽוֹן | ’el-me-qôm šēm-YHWH ṣə-va’ôṯ har-ṣîy-yōn} ‘to the place of the name of the LORD of hosts, Mount Zion’ underscores Zion as the center of divine presence.
In context — Isaiah 18:7
At that time, tribute shall be brought to the LORD of hosts from a people drawn out and peeled , and from a people awesome from their beginning onward, a nation line by line and trodden down, whose land the rivers have despoiled, to the place of the name of the LORD of hosts, Mount Zion.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 18:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 18:7, so the Hebrew word צְבָא֗וֹת (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.18.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.18.7.W5.S1) and character.