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
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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
va-yit-kad-SHU
- clause
va-yit-kad-SHU ha-ko-ha-NIM ve-hal-vi-YIM
- 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 context — 1 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.