Leviticus 20:7:3Lev.20.7.W3TAB

קְדֹשִׁ֑ים

kehdohsheem

holy

Transliteration
keh-doh-SHEEM
Extended
keh-doh-SHEEM
IPA
/qə.doˈʃiːm/

Meaning by language

English
holy

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
קְ + דֹ + שִׁ֑ים
keh + doh + sheem
kehdohsheem

Alphabet Analysis

Qofq — deep k, uvular
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Daletd as in door
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    keh-doh-SHEEM

  2. clause

    veh-hit-kad-dish-TEM vih-yee-TEM keh-doh-SHEEM

  3. sentence

    veh-hit-kad-dish-TEM vih-yee-TEM keh-doh-SHEEM KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH eh-lo-HEI-khem

Exegesis

It links with the result clause vihyitem {וִהְיִיתֶם | wihyîtêm} ‘and you shall be’, which predicates the state of being qedoshim {קְדֹשִׁים | qᵊdôšîm} ‘holy’ upon the community.

Root and etymology

k-d-shKaf-Dalet-Shin

to be set apart

In contextLeviticus 20:7

And you shall consecrate yourselves, and you shall be holy, because I am the LORD your God.

About this coordinate

Leviticus 20:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 20:7, so the Hebrew word קְדֹשִׁ֑ים (kehdohsheem) 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.20.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.7.W3.S1) and character.