Leviticus 21:15:7Lev.21.15.W7TAB
מְקַדְּשֽׁוֹ׃
mekaddehsho
“sanctifying him”
- Transliteration
- me-kad-DEH-sho
- Extended
- meh-kad-DEH-shoh
- IPA
- /məqadˈdeːʃoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- sanctifying him
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-kad-DEH-sho
- clause
KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH me-kad-DEH-sho
- sentence
ve-LO-ye-khal-LEL zar-O be-am-AV KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH me-kad-DEH-sho
Exegesis
The Piel participle mekaddesho {מְקַדְּשֽׁוֹ | me-kad-dē-šō} ‘making him holy’ closes the causal statement, emphasizing ongoing sanctification. This structure links priestly conduct to divine sanctifying action, a relationship preserved in English through the causal conjunction and the present participle to mirror Hebrew aspect.
Root and etymology
ק־ד־שqof-dalet-shin
“to make holy, set apart”
In context — Leviticus 21:15
And he shall not profane his offspring among his people, for I am the LORD who makes him holy .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:15:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 21:15, so the Hebrew word מְקַדְּשֽׁוֹ׃ (mekaddehsho) 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.21.15.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.15.W7.S1) and character.