Leviticus 19:8:4Lev.19.8.W4TAB
כִּֽי־אֶת־קֹ֥דֶשׁ
keeehtkohdesh
“because the holy thing of”
- Transliteration
- kee-eht-KOH-desh
- Extended
- kee-ehT-KOH-desh
- IPA
- /kiː.ʔɛt.ˈqoː.dɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- because the holy thing of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
kee-eht-KOH-desh
- phraseyour reading level
kee-eht-KOH-desh ye-ho-VAH
- clause
veh-OHKH-LAV ah-VOH-NOH ih-SA kee-eht-KOH-desh ye-ho-VAH khil-LEL
- sentence
veh-OHKH-LAV ah-VOH-NOH ih-SA kee-eht-KOH-desh ye-ho-VAH khil-LEL veh-nikh-re-TAH ha-NE-fesh ha-HI meh-am-MEH-hah
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּֽי־ | kî} introduces causation, and the particle et {אֶת־ | ʾet} marks the direct object kodesh {קֹ֥דֶשׁ | qō-ḏeš} ‘holy thing’, emphasizing the severity of profanation.
Root and etymology
ק־ד־ש
“set apart, holy”
In context — Leviticus 19:8
And whoever eats it will bear his guilt , because he has profaned what is holy to the LORD ; and that person shall be cut off from among his people.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 19:8, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־אֶת־קֹ֥דֶשׁ (keeehtkohdesh) 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.19.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.8.W4.S1) and character.