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
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hit-kad-de-SHU
- 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
- 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 context — 1 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.