Jeremiah 16:9:5Jer.16.9.W5TAB
צְבָאוֹת֙
tsevaot
“hosts”
- Transliteration
- tse-va-OT
- Extended
- tseh-vaa-OHT
- IPA
- /tsəvaːˈʔoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
KI KHO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL hin-NE-ni mash-beet min-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE le-e-ne-KHEM u-vi-me-KHEM
- sentence
KI KHO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL hin-NE-ni mash-beet min-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE le-e-ne-KHEM u-vi-me-KHEM KOL sa-SON ve-KOL sim-kha KOL kha-TAN ve-KOL kal-LA
Exegesis
The compound titles YHWH tsevaot {יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת | Yə-hō-wāh tse-ḇā-ʾōt} and Elohei Yisrael {אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʾĕ-lō-hê yis-rā-ʾêl} layer sovereign host imagery with covenant identity to assert divine authority.
Root and etymology
ts-b-ʾtsade–bet–aleph
“army, host”
In context — Jeremiah 16:9
For thus says the LORD of hosts and the God of Israel : Look, I am about to stop in this place—before your eyes and during your days—the voice of joy , the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 16:9, so the Hebrew word צְבָאוֹת֙ (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 Jer.16.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.9.W5.S1) and character.