Malachi 3:12:10Mal.3.12.W10TAB
צְבָא֑וֹת׃
tsevaot
“of hosts”
- Transliteration
- tse-va-OT
- Extended
- tseh-vah-OHT
- IPA
- /tsəvaːˈʔoːθ/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
tse-va-OT
- phraseyour reading level
Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
- clause
KI-ti-he-YU a-TEM E-rets KHE-fets a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
- sentence
ve-ish-SHU-ru et-KHEM KOL-ha-go-YIM KI-ti-he-YU a-TEM E-rets KHE-fets a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
Exegesis
The perfect verb amar {אָמַר | ʾā-mar} “he said” signals the prophetic utterance, and the compound divine name YHWH tsevaot {יְהוָה צְבָאֽוֹת | Yəhōwāh ṣə-vā-ʼōṯ} “LORD of hosts” underscores the divine authority issuing the oracle.
Root and etymology
Roottsade–bet–aleph
“host, army”
In context — Malachi 3:12
All the nations will speak of you as blessed, for you will be a land that brings delight , declares the LORD of hosts .
About this coordinate
Malachi 3:12:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Malachi 3:12, so the Hebrew word צְבָא֑וֹת׃ (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 Mal.3.12.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Mal.3.12.W10.S1) and character.