Leviticus 2:3:5Lev.2.3.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 kah-dah-SHEEM
- clause
KO-desh kah-dah-SHEEM meh-ISH-shei ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
veh-hah-noh-TEH-ret mihn-hahm-mihn-KHAA leh-ah-hah-ROHN ul-va-NAV KO-desh kah-dah-SHEEM meh-ISH-shei ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The superlative expression holiness of holies {קֹדֶשׁ קָדָשִׁים | kō-ḏesh kā-ḏā-šîm} ‘holiness of holiest things’ uses repetition to intensify sacred status.
Root and etymology
q-d-shqof–dalet–shin
“to be holy”
In context — Leviticus 2:3
What remains of the grain offering shall be for Aaron and his sons; it is most holy from the offerings by fire of the LORD.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 2:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 2:3, 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.2.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.2.3.W5.S1) and character.