Isaiah 22:5:8Isa.22.5.W8TAB

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

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. clause

    KI YOM me-hu-MA u-me-vu-SA u-me-vu-KHA la-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT be-GE khi-zai-YON

  3. sentence

    KI YOM me-hu-MA u-me-vu-SA u-me-vu-KHA la-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT be-GE khi-zai-YON me-kar-KAR KIR ve-SHO-a EL-ha-HAR

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase laʾăḏōnāy YHWH tsevāʾōt {לַאדֹנָי יְהוִה צְבָא֖וֹת | laʾăḏōnāy yəhōwāh ṣəvāʾōt} attributes these events to the Lord GOD of hosts as divine actor.

Root and etymology

ṣ-b-ʾ

hosts

In contextIsaiah 22:5

For it is a day of tumult and trampling and perplexity to the Lord GOD of hosts , in the valley of vision ; breaking down the wall and crying out to the mountain.

About this coordinate

Isaiah 22:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Isaiah 22:5, 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.22.5.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.22.5.W8.S1) and character.