Zechariah 14:17:11Zech.14.17.W11TAB
צְבָא֑וֹת
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
ve-ha-YA a-SHER lo-ya-a-LE me-ET mish-pe-KHOT ha-A-rets el-ye-ru-sha-LA-im le-hish-ta-kha-VOT le-ME-lekh Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
- sentence
ve-ha-YA a-SHER lo-ya-a-LE me-ET mish-pe-KHOT ha-A-rets el-ye-ru-sha-LA-im le-hish-ta-kha-VOT le-ME-lekh Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT ve-LO a-LE-hem yih-HE ha-GA-shem
Exegesis
The compound divine title YHWH tsevaot {יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת | Yə-hō-wāh tse-vā-ʾōt} ‘the LORD of hosts’ designates the object of worship.
Root and etymology
Roottsade–bet–aleph
“to muster”
In context — Zechariah 14:17
And it will be that whoever of the families of the earth does not go up to Jerusalem to bow down to the King, the LORD of hosts , there will be no rain upon them.
About this coordinate
Zechariah 14:17:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Zechariah 14:17, 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.14.17.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.14.17.W11.S1) and character.