Jeremiah 17:22:9Jer.17.22.W9TAB
וְקִדַּשְׁתֶּם֙
vekiddashtem
“and you shall sanctify”
- Transliteration
- ve-kid-dash-TEM
- Extended
- veh-kihd-dahsh-TEM
- IPA
- /wəqid.daʃˈtɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you shall sanctify
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-kid-dash-TEM
- clause
ve-kid-dash-TEM et-YOM ha-sha-BAT ka-a-SHER tsi-VI-ti et-a-vo-TE-khem
- sentence
ve-LO-to-TSI-u ma-SA mi-ba-TE-khem be-YOM ha-sha-BAT ve-KHOL-me-la-KHA LO ta-a-SU ve-kid-dash-TEM et-YOM ha-sha-BAT ka-a-SHER tsi-VI-ti et-a-vo-TE-khem
Exegesis
The positive imperative ve-kiddashtem {וְקִדַּשְׁתֶּם | wə-qiddāš-tem} in the Piel stem highlights the intensified command to set apart the day.
Root and etymology
q-d-shqof–dalet–shin
“to be holy, set apart”
In context — Jeremiah 17:22
And you shall not bring out any burden from your houses on the Sabbath day, and you shall not do any work, but you shall sanctify the Sabbath day as I commanded your fathers.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:22:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jeremiah 17:22, so the Hebrew word וְקִדַּשְׁתֶּם֙ (vekiddashtem) 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 Jer.17.22.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.22.W9.S1) and character.