Isaiah 19:25:4Isa.19.25.W4TAB
צְבָא֖וֹת
tsevaot
“of hosts”
- Transliteration
- tse-va-OT
- Extended
- tseh-vaa-OHT
- IPA
- /tsəvaːˈʔoːt/
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
ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
- clause
a-SHER be-ra-KHO ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT le-MOR
- sentence
a-SHER be-ra-KHO ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT le-MOR ba-RUKH a-MI mits-ra-YIM u-ma-SE ya-DAI a-SHUR ve-na-kha-la-TI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The composite title LORD of hosts {יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת | Yə-hō-wāh ṣə-vā-ʼōṯ} employs a construct chain to highlight YHWH’s sovereign command over heavenly armies.
Root and etymology
RootTsade–Bet–Aleph
“army, host”
In context — Isaiah 19:25
Whom the LORD of hosts has blessed, saying, “Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands , and Israel my inheritance.”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 19:25, 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.19.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.25.W4.S1) and character.