Exodus 20:8:4Exod.20.8.W4TAB
לְקַדְּשֽׁ֗וֹ
lekaddesho
“to sanctify it”
- Transliteration
- le-kad-de-SHO
- Extended
- leh-kahd-deh-SHOH
- IPA
- /lə.qad.dəˈʃoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to sanctify it
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
le-kad-de-SHO
- sentence
za-KHOR et-YOM ha-sha-BAT le-kad-de-SHO
Exegesis
The Piel infinitive construct le-kadshehu {לְקַדְּשֽׁוֹ | lə-qad-de-šô} ‘to sanctify it’ functions as a purpose clause, its pronominal suffix referring back to the Sabbath. This yields an imperative main clause plus an infinitive of purpose, which in English is rendered as a coordinated action, preserving the immediacy and covenantal emphasis of the Hebrew.
In context — Exodus 20:8
Remember the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 20:8, so the Hebrew word לְקַדְּשֽׁ֗וֹ (lekaddesho) 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.20.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.8.W4.S1) and character.