1 Kings 14:24:11 Kgs.14.24.W1TAB
וְגַם־קָדֵ֖שׁ
vegamkadesh
“and also a male sacred-prostitute”
- Transliteration
- ve-GAM-ka-DESH
- Extended
- veh-GAHM-kah-DEESH
- IPA
- /vəˈɣam.qaˈdeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and also a male sacred-prostitute
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-GAM-ka-DESH
- clause
ve-GAM-ka-DESH ha-YA va-A-rets
- sentence
ve-GAM-ka-DESH ha-YA va-A-rets a-SU ke-KHOL ha-to-a-VOt ha-go-YIM a-SHER ho-RISH ye-ho-VAH mip-pe-NE be-NE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The verse begins with the additive conjunction vegam {וְגַם | wə-gam} ‘and also’, indicating continued corruption.
The noun kadesh {קָדֵ֖שׁ | qā-ḏēš} ‘male cult prostitute’ appears in the absolute singular but functions collectively, highlighting institutionalized temple sex rites.
Root and etymology
q-d-shq-d-sh
“to set apart, consecrate”
In context — 1 Kings 14:24
And also there were male cult prostitutes in the land, and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD had driven out before the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 14:24, so the Hebrew word וְגַם־קָדֵ֖שׁ (vegamkadesh) 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 Kgs.14.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.24.W1.S1) and character.