Deuteronomy 15:19:7Deut.15.19.W7TAB
תַּקְדִּ֖ישׁ
takdish
“you shall dedicate”
- Transliteration
- tak-DISH
- Extended
- tak-DEESH
- IPA
- /takˈdiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall dedicate
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tak-DISH
- clause
KOL-ha-be-KHOR a-SHER yi-va-LED biv-kar-KHA uv-tso-NKHA ha-za-KHAR tak-DISH la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- sentence
KOL-ha-be-KHOR a-SHER yi-va-LED biv-kar-KHA uv-tso-NKHA ha-za-KHAR tak-DISH la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha LO ta-a-VOD biv-KHOR sho-RE-kha ve-LO ta-GOZ be-KHOR tso-NE-kha
Exegesis
The masculine designation ha-zakhar {הַזָּכָר | ha-zā-khar} ‘the male’ signals gender specification before the Hiphil imperfect command takdish {תַּקְדִּישׁ | taq-dî-š} ‘you shall set apart’.
Root and etymology
Rootqof-dalet-shin
“to make holy, set apart”
In context — Deuteronomy 15:19
Every firstborn male born in your herd and in your flock you shall set apart for the LORD your God . You must not work with the firstborn of your ox or shear the firstborn of your sheep.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:19:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 15:19, so the Hebrew word תַּקְדִּ֖ישׁ (takdish) 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 Deut.15.19.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.19.W7.S1) and character.