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

Result
וַ + יְ + קַ + דֵּ֤שׁ
va + ye + ka + desh
vayekadesh

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Daletd as in door
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-ye-ka-DESH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-ye-ka-DESH et-yi-SHAI

  3. clause

    va-ye-ka-DESH et-yi-SHAI ve-et-ba-NAIV va-yik-RA la-HEM la-za-VAKH

  4. 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 context1 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.