Zechariah 13:7:8Zech.13.7.W8TAB
צְבָא֑וֹת
tsevaot
“of hosts”
- Transliteration
- tse-va-OT
- Extended
- tseh-vaa-OHT
- IPA
- /tsə.vaːˈʔoːt/
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
KHE-rev U-RI al-RO-i ve-al-GE-ver a-mi-TI ne-UM Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
- sentence
KHE-rev U-RI al-RO-i ve-al-GE-ver a-mi-TI ne-UM Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT HAKH et-ha-RO-e u-te-fu-TSE-na ha-TSON va-ha-shi-VO-ti ya-DI al-ha-tso-a-RIM
Exegesis
The declaration ne‘um YHWH tzvaot {נְאֻם יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת | nə-ʾum Yə-hō-wāh ṣə-ḇā-ʾōṯ} introduces the prophetic oracle.
In context — Zechariah 13:7
Awake, O sword, against My shepherd and against the man who is My companion , declares the LORD of hosts ; strike the shepherd, and the flock will be scattered. I will turn My hand against the little ones.
About this coordinate
Zechariah 13:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Zechariah 13:7, 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 Zech.13.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.13.7.W8.S1) and character.