Leviticus 21:8:9Lev.21.8.W9TAB
קָד֔וֹשׁ
kadosh
“holy”
- Transliteration
- KA-DOSH
- Extended
- KAA-DOHSH
- IPA
- /ˈqaː.doːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- holy
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KA-DOSH
- phraseyour reading level
KI KA-DOSH
- clause
KA-DOSH yih-yeh-LAKH KI KA-DOSH a-NI Ye-ho-VAH meh-ka-DISH-khem
- 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
Root and etymology
q-d-šqof-dalet-shin
“to set apart, consecrate”
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 21:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 21:8, so the Hebrew word קָד֔וֹשׁ (kadosh) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.8.W9.S1) and character.