Joshua 15:23:1Josh.15.23.W1TAB
וְקֶ֥דֶשׁ
vekedesh
“and Kedesh”
- Transliteration
- ve-KE-desh
- Extended
- veh-KEH-desh
- IPA
- /vəˈkɛdeʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Kedesh
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
ve-KE-desh
- phraseyour reading level
ve-KE-desh ve-kha-TZOR
- sentence
ve-KE-desh ve-kha-TZOR ve-yit-NAN
Exegesis
The verse forms an asyndetic enumeration through repeated use of the conjunction vav {וְ | wə} ‘and’, prefixed to each proper noun: veqedesh {וְקֶ֥דֶשׁ | wə-qə-ḏeš} ‘and Kedesh’, vehatzor {וְחָצ֖וֹר | wə-ḥā-ṣôr} ‘and Hazor’, and veyitnan {וְיִתְנָֽן | wə-yit-nān} ‘and Ithnan’. This pattern, typical in Hebrew boundary lists, creates a flowing sequence. English convention condenses the repeated “and” into commas with a final “and” before the last item, preserving the list’s coherence while reflecting the original asyndeton.
Root and etymology
q-d-shq-d-sh
“to be holy, set apart”
In context — Joshua 15:23
Kedesh , Hazor , and Ithnan.
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 15:23, so the Hebrew word וְקֶ֥דֶשׁ (vekedesh) 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 Josh.15.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.23.W1.S1) and character.