Deuteronomy 22:12:5Deut.22.12.W5TAB
כְּסוּתְךָ
kesutkha
“of your garment”
- Transliteration
- ke-sut-KHA
- Extended
- keh-soot-KHA
- IPA
- /kəsuːtˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of your garment
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-sut-KHA
- sentence
ge-di-LEEM ta-a-SE-le-KHA al-AR-ba kan-FOT ke-sut-KHA a-SHER te-ka-SEH-bah
Exegesis
The relative clause ’ăšer tĕkhasseh bāh {אֲשֶׁר תְּכַסֶּה־בָּהּ | ’ăšer tĕkhasseh bāh} functions as a restrictive modifier to kəsûtkāh {כְּסוּתְךָ | kəsûtkāh} ‘garment,’ clarifying that the tassels affix to the covering worn by the individual.
Root and etymology
k-s-hk–s–h
“cover”
In context — Deuteronomy 22:12
You shall make tassels for yourself on the four corners of your garment with which you cover yourself.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 22:12, so the Hebrew word כְּסוּתְךָ (kesutkha) 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.22.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.12.W5.S1) and character.