Exodus 15:13:8Exod.15.13.W8TAB
קָדְשֶֽׁךָ׃
kadshekha
“your holiness”
- Transliteration
- kad-SHE-kha
- Extended
- kahd-SHEH-khah
- IPA
- /qaːd.ˈʃɛ.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your holiness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
kad-SHE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
el-ne-VE kad-SHE-kha
- clause
neh-HAL-ta be-az-ze-KHA el-ne-VE kad-SHE-kha
- sentence
na-KHI-ta be-khas-de-KHA am-ZU ga-AAL-ta neh-HAL-ta be-az-ze-KHA el-ne-VE kad-SHE-kha
Exegesis
The directional phrase el-neve kodshecha {אֶל־נְוֵ֥ה קָדְשֶֽׁךָ | ʾel-nəvê qŏd-šê-kha} frames arrival at the consecrated dwelling. The chiastic pairing of covenant loyalty with redemption and might with guidance underscores the covenantal salvation motif, culminating in the divine sanctuary as the ultimate abode of the redeemed.
Root and etymology
q-d-šqoph–dalet–shin
“to be set apart, holy”
In context — Exodus 15:13
You led in Your kindness this people whom You have redeemed; You guided them in Your strength to Your holy dwelling.
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:13:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 15:13, so the Hebrew word קָדְשֶֽׁךָ׃ (kadshekha) 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 Exod.15.13.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.13.W8.S1) and character.