Leviticus 21:23:16Lev.21.23.W16TAB
מְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃
mekadsham
“sanctifying them”
- Transliteration
- me-kad-SHAM
- Extended
- meh-kahd-SHAAM
- IPA
- /məkadˈʃaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- sanctifying them
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 | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-kad-SHAM
- clause
ve-LO ye-kha-LEL et-mik-da-SHAI KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH me-kad-SHAM
- sentence
AKH el-ha-pa-RO-khet LO ya-VO ve-el-ham-miz-BE-akh LO yi-GASH ki-MUM BO ve-LO ye-kha-LEL et-mik-da-SHAI KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH me-kad-SHAM
Exegesis
The verse concludes with ani YHWH mekaddesham {אֲנִי יְהוָה מְקַדְּשָׁם | ʾă-nî Yə-hō-wāh mə-qaḏ-de-šā(m)} “I am the LORD who sanctifies them,” highlighting God’s ongoing sanctifying role and justifying exclusion.
Root and etymology
q-d-šqōph-dālet-shīn
“holy place”
In context — Leviticus 21:23
However, he shall not come to the curtain, and he shall not approach the altar, for there is a defect in him; and he shall not profane My sanctuaries, for I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:23:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Leviticus 21:23, so the Hebrew word מְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃ (mekadsham) 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.21.23.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.23.W16.S1) and character.