Leviticus 22:16:6Lev.22.16.W6TAB
אֶת־קָדְשֵׁיהֶ֑ם
etkadsheyhem
“their holy things”
- Transliteration
- et-kad-SHEY-hem
- Extended
- eht-kahd-SHEE-hehm
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.qadˈʃeː.hɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their holy things
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-kad-SHEY-hem
- clause
veh-hi-SEE-u oh-TAM ah-VON ash-MAH be-akh-LAM et-kad-SHEY-hem
- 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 infinitive construct be’okhlam {בְּאָכְלָ֖ם | bəʾôklām} ‘by eating’ introduces the means, with the construct chain et-kodshehem {אֶת־קָדְשֵׁיהֶ֑ם | ʾet-qōḏšêhem} ‘their holy offerings’ specifying sanctified objects.
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 22:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 22:16, so the Hebrew word אֶת־קָדְשֵׁיהֶ֑ם (etkadsheyhem) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.16.W6.S1) and character.