1 Samuel 16:5:101 Sam.16.5.W10TAB
וַיְקַדֵּ֤שׁ
vayekadesh
“and he consecrated”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-ka-DESH
- Extended
- vah-yeh-kah-DEHSH
- IPA
- /vajəqaˈdːeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he consecrated
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 | |
| 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-ka-DESH
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-ka-DESH et-yi-SHAI
- clause
va-ye-ka-DESH et-yi-SHAI ve-et-ba-NAIV va-yik-RA la-HEM la-za-VAKH
- sentence
va-YO-mer sha-LOM liz-BO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH ba-TI hit-ka-DE-shu u-va-TEM i-TI ba-za-VAKH va-ye-ka-DESH et-yi-SHAI ve-et-ba-NAIV va-yik-RA la-HEM la-za-VAKH
Exegesis
The Piel imperfect wayyqaddēš {וַיְקַדֵּ֤שׁ | wayyqaddēš} ‘and he consecrated’ with ʾet-Yīšay {אֶת־יִשַׁי֙ | ʾet-Yīšay} and wə-ʾet-bānāyw {וְאֶת־בָּנָ֔יו | wə-ʾet-bānāyw} highlights the selection of Jesse’s family.
In context — 1 Samuel 16:5
And he said, “Peace . I have come to sacrifice to the LORD . Consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:5:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 16:5, so the Hebrew word וַיְקַדֵּ֤שׁ (vayekadesh) 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 Sam.16.5.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.5.W10.S1) and character.