Leviticus 20:8:7Lev.20.8.W7TAB
מְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃
mekaddishkhem
“who sanctifies you”
- Transliteration
- me-kad-DISH-khem
- Extended
- meh-kad-DIHSH-khem
- IPA
- /məqadˈdiʃxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- who sanctifies you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-kad-DISH-khem
- clause
a-NI Ye-ho-VAH me-kad-DISH-khem
- sentence
ush-mar-TEM et-khook-koh-TAI va-a-see-TEM o-TAM a-NI Ye-ho-VAH me-kad-DISH-khem
Exegesis
In the second clause, the shift to ani {אֲנִי | ʼănî} YHWH {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh} establishes a self-identification formula followed by the Piel participle mekaddishkhem {מְקַדִּשְׁכֶם | mēqaddišḵem}, “sanctify you,” portraying God as the active agent who sets Israel apart. The structure balances human obligation and divine action, moving from legal mandate to theological climax.
Root and etymology
k-d-shKaf-Dalet-Shin
“to be set apart”
In context — Leviticus 20:8
And you shall keep my statutes and do them; I am the LORD who sanctifies you.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 20:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 20:8, so the Hebrew word מְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃ (mekaddishkhem) 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.20.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.8.W7.S1) and character.