Isaiah 39:5:6Isa.39.5.W6TAB
צְבָאֽוֹת׃
tsevaot
“of hosts”
- Transliteration
- tse-va-OT
- Extended
- tseh-vah-OHT
- IPA
- /tsə.vaːˈʔoːt/
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
de-var-ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
- clause
she-MA de-var-ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-sha-ya-HU el-khiz-ki-YA-hu she-MA de-var-ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
Exegesis
The construct dabar-YHWH {דְּבַר־יְהוָה | dābār-Yəhōwāh} ‘word of YHWH’ asserts the divine origin of the message, and the plural noun tsevaot {צְבָאוֹת | ṣǝḇāʾōṯ} highlights YHWH’s sovereign rule over the heavenly hosts. In English, the translation follows an SVO order, repositioning the imperative to maintain clarity while preserving the force of the original command.
Root and etymology
Roottzadi–bet–aleph
“armies, hosts”
In context — Isaiah 39:5
And Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the LORD of hosts .”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 39:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Isaiah 39:5, so the Hebrew word צְבָאֽוֹת׃ (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.39.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.39.5.W6.S1) and character.