קֹ֥דֶשׁ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 קֹ֥דֶשׁ

   KO-desh

   holy
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 קֹ֥דֶשׁ קֽ͏ָדָשִׁ֖ים

   KO-desh qa-da-SHEEM

   holy of holies
3. clause🔊 כִּ֡י כַּ֠חַטָּאת הָאָשָׁ֥ם הוּא֙ לַכֹּהֵ֔ן קֹ֥דֶשׁ קֽ͏ָדָשִׁ֖ים הֽוּא׃

   KI ka-kha-TAT ha-a-SHAM HU la-ko-HEN KO-desh qa-da-SHEEM HU

   for the guilt offering like the sin offering is for the priest holy of holies is
4. sentence🔊 וְשָׁחַ֣ט אֶת־הַכֶּ֗בֶשׂ בִּ֠מְקוֹם אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִשְׁחַ֧ט אֶת־הַֽחַטָּ֛את וְאֶת־הָעֹלָ֖ה בִּמְק֣וֹם הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ כִּ֡י כַּ֠חַטָּאת הָאָשָׁ֥ם הוּא֙ לַכֹּהֵ֔ן קֹ֥דֶשׁ קֽ͏ָדָשִׁ֖ים הֽוּא׃

   ve-sha-KHAT EHT-ha-KE-ves bim-KOM a-SHER yish-KHAT EHT-ha-kha-TAT ve-EHT-ha-o-LAH bim-KOM ha-KO-desh KI ka-kha-TAT ha-a-SHAM HU la-ko-HEN KO-desh qa-da-SHEEM HU

   slaughter the lamb in the place where slaughter the sin offering and the burnt offering in the place of the sanctuary for the guilt offering like the sin offering is for the priest holy of holies is

Exegesis

kodesh kodashim {קֹדֶשׁ קֽ͏ָדָשִׁים | qō-ḏeš qo-dā-šîm} ‘holy of holies’ employs a constructive superlative to intensify the sanctity of the offering reserved for the priest. The English translation preserves the original parallel structure and formal cadence of the legislation.