1 Chronicles 15:12:71 Chr.15.12.W7TAB

הִֽתְקַדְּשׁוּ֙

hitkaddeshu

consecrate yourselves

Transliteration
hit-kad-de-SHU
Extended
hit-kahd-deh-SHOO
IPA
/hit.qad.dəˈʃuː/

Meaning by language

English
consecrate yourselves

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הִֽ + תְ + קַ + דְּשׁוּ֙
hit + kad + de + shu
hitkaddeshu

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Tavt as in top
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Daletd as in door
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    hit-kad-de-SHU

  2. clause

    hit-kad-de-SHU a-TEM va-a-KHE-khem ve-ha-a-li-TEM ET a-RON ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL el-ha-khi-no-TI LO

  3. sentence

    va-YO-mer la-HEM a-TEM ra-SHE ha-a-VOT lal-vi-YIM hit-kad-de-SHU a-TEM va-a-KHE-khem ve-ha-a-li-TEM ET a-RON ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL el-ha-khi-no-TI LO

Exegesis

The Hitpael imperative hitkadshu {הִתְקַדְּשׁוּ֙ | hittaqdešû} “consecrate yourselves” applies both to atem {אַתֶּם | ʾattēm} “you” and va’acheikhem {וַאֲחֵיכֶ֔ם | waʾăhêykhem} “your brothers,” emphasizing communal sanctification.

Root and etymology

ק־ד־ש

be holy; set apart

In context1 Chronicles 15:12

He said to them, “You are the heads of the Levitical households. Make yourselves holy, both you and your brothers, and bring up the ark of the LORD , the God of Israel , to the place I have prepared for it.”

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 15:12:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Chronicles 15:12, so the Hebrew word הִֽתְקַדְּשׁוּ֙ (hitkaddeshu) 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 1 Chr.15.12.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.12.W7.S1) and character.