1 Chronicles 15:14:11 Chr.15.14.W1TAB

וַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּ

vayitkadshu

and they consecrated themselves

Transliteration
va-yit-kad-SHU
Extended
vah-yit-kahd-SHOO
IPA
/vaj.jit.qadˈdɘʃuː/

Meaning by language

English
and they consecrated themselves

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וַ + יִּֽתְ + קַדְּ + שׁ֔וּ
va + yit + kad + shu
vayitkadshu

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Tavt as in top
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the 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

    va-yit-kad-SHU

  2. clause

    va-yit-kad-SHU ha-ko-ha-NIM ve-hal-vi-YIM

  3. sentence

    va-yit-kad-SHU ha-ko-ha-NIM ve-hal-vi-YIM le-ha-a-LOT et-a-RON Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL

Exegesis

The verse opens with the verb vayitqaddeshu {וַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּ | vayitqaddeshu} ‘and they consecrated themselves’, a Hitpael imperfect with vav consecutive that expresses a reflexive purification.

Root and etymology

קדשq-d-sh

to be holy, set apart

In context1 Chronicles 15:14

So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD , the God of Israel .

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 15:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 15:14, so the Hebrew word וַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּ (vayitkadshu) 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.15.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.14.W1.S1) and character.