Jeremiah 19:15:3Jer.19.15.W3TAB
צְבָאוֹת֙
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
ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL hin-NE me-VI me-VI el-ha-IR ha-ZOT ve-al-kol-a-RE-ha ET kol-ha-ra-A a-SHER di-BAR-ti a-LE-ha
- sentence
ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL hin-NE me-VI me-VI el-ha-IR ha-ZOT ve-al-kol-a-RE-ha ET kol-ha-ra-A a-SHER di-BAR-ti a-LE-ha KI hik-SHU et-ar-PAHM le-vil-TI she-MO-a et-de-va-RAI
Exegesis
The compound divine name YHWH Tseva’ot {יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת | Yəhōwāh ṣəḇāʼōt} ‘LORD of hosts’ and the title Elohei Yisra’el {אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʾĕlōhē Yiśrāʼēl} ‘God of Israel’ combine martial authority with covenant identity.
Root and etymology
ṣ-b-ʾ
“army, host”
In context — Jeremiah 19:15
Thus says the LORD of hosts , the God of Israel : Behold, I am bringing upon this city and upon all its towns all the disaster that I have spoken against her, because they have hardened their neck so as not to listen to My words.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 19:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 19:15, 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.19.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.19.15.W3.S1) and character.