Jeremiah 19:13:16Jer.19.13.W16TAB
צְבָ֣א
tseva
“host of”
- Transliteration
- tse-VA
- Extended
- tseh-VAA
- IPA
- /tsəˈvɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- host of
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 |
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Word in context
- word
tse-VA
- phraseyour reading level
tse-VA hash-sha-MA-yim
- clause
le-KHOL hab-ba-TIM a-SHER kit-te-RU al-GAG-go-TE-hem le-KHOL tse-VA hash-sha-MA-yim ve-has-SEKH ne-sa-KHIM le-e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM
- sentence
ve-ha-YU ba-TE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim u-va-TE mal-KHE ye-hu-DA kim-KOM ha-TO-fet hat-te-me-IM le-KHOL hab-ba-TIM a-SHER kit-te-RU al-GAG-go-TE-hem le-KHOL tse-VA hash-sha-MA-yim ve-has-SEKH ne-sa-KHIM le-e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM
Exegesis
The relative particle ʾă-šer {אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾă-šer} introduces the causal clause specifying the ritual verbs qiṭ-ṭə-rû {קִטְּר֜וּ | qiṭ-ṭə-rû} ‘burned incense’ ʿal-gag-gō-ṯê-hem {עַל־גַּגֹּֽתֵיהֶם֙ | ʿal-gag-gō-ṯê-hem} ‘on their roofs’ to tseva ha-šā-ma-yim {צְבָ֣א הַשָּׁמַיִם | ṣə-ḇā ha-šā-mā-yim} ‘the host of the heavens’, and wə-ha-sēḵ nə-sā-ḵîm {וְהַסֵּ֥ךְ נְסָכִ֖ים | wə-ha-sēḵ nə-sā-ḵîm} ‘and the pouring out of drink offerings’ lē-ʾĕ-lō-hîm ʾă-ḥē-rîm {לֵאלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִֽים | lē-ʾĕ-lō-hîm ʾă-ḥē-rîm} ‘to other gods’. The em dash apposition mirrors the Hebrew’s tightly woven clauses and underscores the comprehensive nature of the idolatrous rites.
Root and etymology
Rootts-b-ʾ
“army, host”
In context — Jeremiah 19:13
The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah — all the houses on whose roofs they burned incense to the host of the heavens, and poured out drink offerings to other gods — will be defiled like the place of Topheth.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 19:13:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Jeremiah 19:13, so the Hebrew word צְבָ֣א (tseva) 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.19.13.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.19.13.W16.S1) and character.