Jeremiah 23:15:4Jer.23.15.W4TAB
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
ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
- clause
la-KHEN ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT al-ha-ne-vi-IM hin-ne-NI ma-a-KHIL o-TAM la-a-NA ve-hish-ki-TIM me-ROSH
- sentence
la-KHEN ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT al-ha-ne-vi-IM hin-ne-NI ma-a-KHIL o-TAM la-a-NA ve-hish-ki-TIM me-ROSH KI me-ET ne-vi-E ye-ru-sha-LA-im ya-tse-A kha-nu-PA le-khol-ha-A-rets
Exegesis
The oracle formula koh amar YHWH tsevaot {כֹּה־אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת | kōh ʾā-mar Yə-hō-wāh ṣə-ḇā-ʾōt} frames authoritative speech.
Root and etymology
צ–ב–אtsade–bet–aleph
“armies”
In context — Jeremiah 23:15
Therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets: Behold, I will give them wormwood for food and make them drink waters of poison, for from the prophets of Jerusalem profaneness has gone out to all the land.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 23:15, 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.23.15.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.15.W4.S1) and character.