2 Kings 23:7:32 Kgs.23.7.W3TAB
הַקְּדֵשִׁ֔ים
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
et-ba-TE ha-ke-de-SHIM
- clause
va-yit-TOTS et-ba-TE ha-ke-de-SHIM a-SHER be-VET ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yit-TOTS et-ba-TE ha-ke-de-SHIM a-SHER be-VET ye-ho-VAH a-SHER ha-na-SHIM or-ge-OT SHAM ba-TIM la-a-she-RA
Exegesis
The construct chain batei hakdeshim {בָּתֵּי הַקְּדֵשִׁ֔ים | bā-tê ha-qə-ḏē-šîm} ‘houses of the male shrine prostitutes’ designates the direct object for reform.
Root and etymology
q-d-shqof–dalet–shin
“set apart, consecrate”
In context — 2 Kings 23:7
And he tore down the houses of the male shrine prostitutes that were in the house of the LORD , where women wove cloth for Asherah.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 23:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 23:7, so the Hebrew word הַקְּדֵשִׁ֔ים (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 2 Kgs.23.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.23.7.W3.S1) and character.