Leviticus 22:15:3Lev.22.15.W3TAB
אֶת־קָדְשֵׁ֖י
etkohdshei
“holy things of”
- Transliteration
- et-kohd-SHEI
- Extended
- eht-KOHD-SHEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.qɔðˈʃeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- holy things of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-kohd-SHEI
- clause
ve-LO ye-khal-le-LU et-kohd-SHEI be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-LO ye-khal-le-LU et-kohd-SHEI be-NEI yis-ra-EL ET a-SHER-ya-RI-mu la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} introduces the construct kodeshei benei Yisrael {קָדְשֵׁ֖י בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | qā-ḏā-šê bə-nē yiś-rā-ʾēl} ‘holy things of the sons of Israel,’ highlighting possession in the cultic setting.
Root and etymology
“holy, set apart”
In context — Leviticus 22:15
And they shall not profane the holy things of the sons of Israel, those which they lift up as offerings to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 22:15, so the Hebrew word אֶת־קָדְשֵׁ֖י (etkohdshei) 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.22.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.15.W3.S1) and character.