Leviticus 21:8:1Lev.21.8.W1TAB
וְקִדַּשְׁתּ֔וֹ
vehkidashto
“sanctify him”
- Transliteration
- veh-ki-DASH-TO
- Extended
- veh-ki-DASH-TOH
- IPA
- /və.qid.daʃ.ˈtoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- sanctify him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
veh-ki-DASH-TO
- clause
veh-ki-DASH-TO ki-ET-LE-khem e-lo-HE-kha HU mak-RIV
- sentence
veh-ki-DASH-TO ki-ET-LE-khem e-lo-HE-kha HU mak-RIV KA-DOSH yih-yeh-LAKH KI KA-DOSH a-NI Ye-ho-VAH meh-ka-DISH-khem
Exegesis
The verse begins with veqiddashto {וְקִדַּשְׁתּ֔וֹ | wə-qid-dāš-tō} ‘and you shall sanctify him’, an imperative instruction in Piel perfect with vav consecutive that calls Israel to consecrate the priest.
Root and etymology
q-d-sh
“to be holy, set apart”
In context — Leviticus 21:8
And you shall sanctify him, because he offers the bread of your God . He shall be holy to you, because I, the LORD , am holy, and I sanctify you.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 21:8, so the Hebrew word וְקִדַּשְׁתּ֔וֹ (vehkidashto) 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.21.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.8.W1.S1) and character.