Zechariah 14:21:18Zech.14.21.W18TAB
צְבָא֖וֹת
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
be-VET-ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
- clause
ve-LO-yi-he-YE khe-na-a-NI OD be-VET-ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT ba-YOM ha-HU
- sentence
ve-ha-YA KAL-siR bi-ru-sha-LA-yim u-vi-hu-DA KO-desh la-ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT u-va-U KAL-ha-zoh-ve-KHIM ve-la-KHU me-HEM u-vish-she-LU va-HEM ve-LO-yi-he-YE khe-na-a-NI OD be-VET-ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT ba-YOM ha-HU
Exegesis
The predicate kodesh {קֹ֚דֶשׁ | qō-ḏeš} functions as a predicative complement with la-YHWH tsevaot {לַיהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת | lā-Yə-hō-wāh ṣə-ḇā-ʾōṯ} marking divine ownership. A triplet of perfect verbs ubau, velakchu, and uvishlu outlines the ritual steps of coming, taking, and boiling.
The locative bevetyhwh tsevaot {בְּבֵית־יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת | bə-ḇêṯ-Yə-hō-wāh ṣə-ḇā-ʾōṯ} and temporal bayom hahu {בַּיּ֥וֹם הַהֽוּא | bā-yôm hā-hû} frame the scene in space and time, emphasizing total consecration and removal of outsiders.
Root and etymology
Roottsade–bet–aleph
“to assemble for battle”
In context — Zechariah 14:21
And every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah will be holiness to the LORD of hosts ; and all who sacrifice shall come, take of them, and boil in them. And there will no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts on that day.
About this coordinate
Zechariah 14:21:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Zechariah 14:21, so the Hebrew word צְבָא֖וֹת (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.14.21.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.14.21.W18.S1) and character.