2 Chronicles 20:8:52 Chr.20.8.W5TAB
מִקְדָּ֖שׁ
mikdash
“a sanctuary”
- Transliteration
- mik-DASH
- Extended
- mihk-DAASH
- IPA
- /miqˈdaːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a sanctuary
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mik-DASH
- clause
va-yiv-NU le-KHA BAH mik-DASH le-shim-KHA le-MOR
- sentence
va-ye-she-VU-VAH va-yiv-NU le-KHA BAH mik-DASH le-shim-KHA le-MOR
Exegesis
The construct chain mikdash le-shim-kha {מִקְדָּ֖שׁ לְשִׁמְךָ֥ | miqdāš lə-šim-kha} expresses dedication of the structure to the divine name.
Root and etymology
q-d-šqof–dalet–shin
“to be holy, set apart”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:8
And they dwelt in it and built for You a sanctuary in it for Your name, saying,
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 20:8, so the Hebrew word מִקְדָּ֖שׁ (mikdash) 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 2 Chr.20.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.8.W5.S1) and character.