1 Kings 15:12:21 Kgs.15.12.W2TAB
הַקְּדֵשִׁ֖ים
hakedeshim
“the male cult prostitutes”
- Transliteration
- ha-ke-de-SHIM
- Extended
- hah-keh-deh-SHEEM
- IPA
- /haq.qədeːˈʃiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the male cult prostitutes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ke-de-SHIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-a-VER ha-ke-de-SHIM
- clause
va-ya-a-VER ha-ke-de-SHIM min-ha-A-rets
- sentence
va-ya-a-VER ha-ke-de-SHIM min-ha-A-rets va-ya-SAR et-kol-ha-gi-lu-LIM a-SHER a-SU a-vo-TAV
Exegesis
The noun haqqedeshim {הַקְּדֵשִׁים | haqqĕdēšîm} denotes male cult prostitutes, indicating a purge of cultic sexual practices, while min-ha’āreṣ {מִן־הָאָרֶץ | min-ha’āreṣ} locates the action within the land.
Root and etymology
q-d-šqof–dalet–shin
“to be holy, set apart”
In context — 1 Kings 15:12
And he removed the male shrine prostitutes from the land, and he took away all the idols that his fathers had made.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 15:12, so the Hebrew word הַקְּדֵשִׁ֖ים (hakedeshim) 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.15.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.12.W2.S1) and character.