Leviticus 21:6:16Lev.21.6.W16TAB
קֹֽדֶשׁ׃
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
veh-ha-YOO KO-desh
- clause
KEE et-ih-SHEE Ye-ho-VAH LE-khem e-lo-HEH-hem HEM mak-ri-VIM veh-ha-YOO KO-desh
- sentence
ke-do-SHIM yih-YOO leh-eh-lo-HEH-hem ve-LO yeh-khal-LEH-loo SHEM e-lo-HEH-hem KEE et-ih-SHEE Ye-ho-VAH LE-khem e-lo-HEH-hem HEM mak-ri-VIM veh-ha-YOO KO-desh
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive perfect vĕ-hā-yû qō-ḏeš {וְהָיוּ קֹדֶשׁ | vĕ-hā-yû qō-ḏeš} ‘and they shall be holy’ returns to the main theme, creating an inclusio that frames the holiness obligation.
Root and etymology
ק־ד־שׁ
“to be holy, set apart”
In context — Leviticus 21:6
They shall be holy to their God and must not profane the name of their God. Because they offer the fire-offerings of the LORD—the bread of their God—they shall be holy.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:6:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Leviticus 21:6, so the Hebrew word קֹֽדֶשׁ׃ (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.21.6.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.6.W16.S1) and character.