Leviticus 19:2:6Lev.19.2.W6TAB
קְדֹשִׁ֣ים
kedosheem
“holy”
- Transliteration
- ke-do-SHEEM
- Extended
- keh-doh-SHEEM
- IPA
- /qədoˈʃiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- holy
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-do-SHEEM
- phraseyour reading level
ke-do-SHEEM tih-eh-YOO
- clause
da-BER el-kol-a-DAT be-NEE-yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM ke-do-SHEEM tih-eh-YOO
- sentence
da-BER el-kol-a-DAT be-NEE-yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM ke-do-SHEEM tih-eh-YOO KI ka-DOHSH a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
Exegesis
The predicative phrase qĕdōšîm tihyū {קְדֹשִׁים תִּהְיוּ֑ | qĕḏōšîm tihyū} ‘holy you shall be’ features a plural adjective with Qal imperfect to indicate ongoing communal status.
Root and etymology
ק־ד־ש
“set apart, holy”
In context — Leviticus 19:2
Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel and say to them, “You shall be holy, for I, the LORD your God , am holy .”
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 19:2, so the Hebrew word קְדֹשִׁ֣ים (kedosheem) 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 Lev.19.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.2.W6.S1) and character.