Ezekiel 20:12:13Ezek.20.12.W13TAB
מְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃
mekaddesham
“sanctifying them”
- Transliteration
- me-kad-de-SHAM
- Extended
- meh-kahd-deh-SHAAM
- IPA
- /məqad.dəˈʃaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- sanctifying them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-kad-de-SHAM
- clause
la-DA-at KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH me-kad-de-SHAM
- sentence
ve-GAM ET-shab-be-TOT-ai na-TAT-ti la-HEM lih-ye-OT le-OT BE-ni u-VEIN-bei-ne-HEM la-DA-at KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH me-kad-de-SHAM
Exegesis
The independent pronoun ani {אֲנִי | ʾă-nî} and divine name YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} establish the speaker’s identity, followed by the Piel participle mekaddesham {מְקַדְּשָׁם | mə-qad-də-šām} ‘sanctifying them,’ which attributes ongoing divine action.
Root and etymology
š-m
“name, reputation”
In context — Ezekiel 20:12
And also, I gave them My Sabbaths, to be a sign between Me and them, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:12:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Ezekiel 20:12, so the Hebrew word מְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃ (mekaddesham) 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 Ezek.20.12.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.12.W13.S1) and character.