Leviticus 22:16:10Lev.22.16.W10TAB
מְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃
mehkadsham
“sanctify”
- Transliteration
- meh-kad-SHAM
- Extended
- meh-kad-SHAAM
- IPA
- /mə.qadˈʃaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- sanctify
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
meh-kad-SHAM
- clause
KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH meh-kad-SHAM
- sentence
veh-hi-SEE-u oh-TAM ah-VON ash-MAH be-akh-LAM et-kad-SHEY-hem KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH meh-kad-SHAM
Exegesis
The Piel participle meqaddesham {מְקַדְּשָֽׁם | məqaddĕšām} ‘sanctifying them’ underscores divine authority in setting these offerings apart.
Root and etymology
Rootqof–dalet–shin
“set apart”
In context — Leviticus 22:16
And they shall not cause them to bear liability in eating their holy offerings, for I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:16:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Leviticus 22:16, so the Hebrew word מְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃ (mehkadsham) 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.22.16.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.16.W10.S1) and character.