Joshua 20:7:2Josh.20.7.W2TAB
אֶת־קֶ֤דֶשׁ
etkedesh
“Kedesh”
- Transliteration
- et-KE-desh
- Extended
- EET-KEH-desh
- IPA
- /ʔeːtˈkeːdɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- Kedesh
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
et-KE-desh
- phraseyour reading level
et-KE-desh ba-ga-LIL
- clause
va-yak-di-SHU et-KE-desh ba-ga-LIL be-HAR naf-ta-LI ve-ET she-KHEM be-HAR ef-ra-YIM
- sentence
va-yak-di-SHU et-KE-desh ba-ga-LIL be-HAR naf-ta-LI ve-ET she-KHEM be-HAR ef-ra-YIM ve-ET kir-YAT ar-BA hi KHEV-ron be-HAR ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} marks each city as a direct object in a rhythmic triadic parallel.
Root and etymology
q-d-šqof–dalet–shin
“to consecrate”
In context — Joshua 20:7
So they consecrated Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath Arba —it is Hebron—in the hill country of Judah.
About this coordinate
Joshua 20:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 20:7, so the Hebrew word אֶת־קֶ֤דֶשׁ (etkedesh) 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.20.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.20.7.W2.S1) and character.