Exodus 19:10:6Exod.19.10.W6TAB
וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֥ם
vekidashtam
“and consecrate them”
- Transliteration
- ve-ki-dash-TAM
- Extended
- veh-kih-dahsh-TAHM
- IPA
- /vəqidaʃˈtaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and consecrate them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ki-dash-TAM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ki-dash-TAM ha-YOM
- clause
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-she LEKH el-ha-AM ve-ki-dash-TAM ha-YOM u-ma-KHAR
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-she LEKH el-ha-AM ve-ki-dash-TAM ha-YOM u-ma-KHAR ve-khib-SU sim-lo-TAM
Exegesis
The Piel perfect veqiddashtam {וְקִדַּשְׁתָּם | wəqiddāštām} issues the sanctification command over a two-day span, introduced by the temporal nouns hayyom {הַיּוֹם | hayyōm} and ūmaḥar {וּמָחָר | ū-māḥār}.
Root and etymology
q-d-shqoph–daleth–shin
“set apart as holy”
In context — Exodus 19:10
The LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people; consecrate them today and tomorrow, and have them wash their garments.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 19:10, so the Hebrew word וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֥ם (vekidashtam) 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.19.10.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.10.W6.S1) and character.