Exodus 19:22:5Exod.19.22.W5TAB
יִתְקַדָּ֑שׁוּ
yitkadashu
“consecrate themselves”
- Transliteration
- yit-ka-DA-shu
- Extended
- yit-kah-DAA-shoo
- IPA
- /jit.qaˈdaː.ʃuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- consecrate themselves
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yit-ka-DA-shu
- clause
ve-GAM ha-ko-ha-NIM ha-ni-ga-SHIM el-ye-ho-VAH yit-ka-DA-shu
- sentence
ve-GAM ha-ko-ha-NIM ha-ni-ga-SHIM el-ye-ho-VAH yit-ka-DA-shu pen-yif-ROTS ba-HEM ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The Hitpael imperfect yitqaddeshu {יִתְקַדָּשׁוּ | yit-qad-dā-šû} conveys the obligation “must consecrate themselves.”
Root and etymology
q-d-shqof-daleth-shin
“to be holy, consecrate”
In context — Exodus 19:22
The priests also, who approach the LORD , must consecrate themselves , so that the LORD does not break out against them.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 19:22, so the Hebrew word יִתְקַדָּ֑שׁוּ (yitkadashu) 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.19.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.22.W5.S1) and character.