Leviticus 22:14:3Lev.22.14.W3TAB

קֹ֖דֶשׁ

kodesh

holy thing

Transliteration
KO-desh
Extended
KOH-desh
IPA
/ˈqoː.dɛʃ/

Meaning by language

English
holy thing

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Result
קֹ֖ + דֶשׁ
ko + desh
kodesh

Alphabet Analysis

Qofq — deep k, uvular
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Daletd as in door
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot

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Word in context

  1. word

    KO-desh

  2. phraseyour reading level

    kee-YO-KHAL KO-desh

  3. clause

    veh-EESH kee-YO-KHAL KO-desh bish-ge-GAH

  4. sentence

    veh-EESH kee-YO-KHAL KO-desh bish-ge-GAH veh-ya-SAF kha-MEE-shee-TO a-LAV veh-na-TAN la-KO-hen et-ha-KO-desh

Exegesis

The imperfect form yōʾkhal {יֹאכַל | yōʾkhal} indicates the potential action of consuming qōdeš {קֹדֶשׁ | qōdeš} ‘sacred thing.’

Root and etymology

Rootqof-dalet-shin

to be set apart, holy

In contextLeviticus 22:14

And if any man eats a sacred thing unintentionally, then he shall add a fifth part to it and give the sacred thing to the priest.

About this coordinate

Leviticus 22:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 22:14, so the Hebrew word קֹ֖דֶשׁ (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.22.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.14.W3.S1) and character.