Leviticus 19:24:5Lev.19.24.W5TAB
קֹ֥דֶשׁ
kodesh
“holy”
- Transliteration
- KO-desh
- Extended
- KOH-desh
- IPA
- /ˈkoːdɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- holy
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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
KO-desh
- phraseyour reading level
KO-desh hil-loo-LIM
- clause
KO-desh hil-loo-LIM la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
u-va-sha-NAH ha-re-vi-IT yih-YEH kol-PIR-YOH KO-desh hil-loo-LIM la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The predicate noun qōḏēš {קֹ֥דֶשׁ | qōḏēš} ‘holy’ affirms dedicatory status, and hillûlîm {הִלּוּלִים֖ | hillûlîm} ‘praises’ specifies the nature of the offering.
Root and etymology
Rootqof-dalet-shin
“holy, set apart”
In context — Leviticus 19:24
And in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy—an offering of praise to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:24:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 19:24, so the Hebrew word קֹ֥דֶשׁ (kodesh) 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.19.24.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.24.W5.S1) and character.