Leviticus 22:32:11Lev.22.32.W11TAB
מְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃
mekaddishkhem
“who sanctifies you”
- Transliteration
- me-kad-DISH-KHEM
- Extended
- meh-kad-DEESH-KHEM
- IPA
- /məqadˈdiʃxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- who sanctifies you
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| 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
me-kad-DISH-KHEM
- clause
a-NI Ye-ho-VAH me-kad-DISH-KHEM
- sentence
ve-LO te-khal-le-LU et-SHEM kahd-SHI ve-nik-dash-TI be-TOKH be-NEI yis-ra-EL a-NI Ye-ho-VAH me-kad-DISH-KHEM
Exegesis
Finally, the Piel participle mekaddishkhem {מְקַדִּשְׁכֶם | mə-qaddîš-khem} ‘making you holy’ characterizes the continuing sanctification that flows from the divine name’s sanctity.
Root and etymology
ק־ד־שk-d-sh
“to be holy, set apart”
In context — Leviticus 22:32
And you shall not profane My holy name, so that I may be sanctified among the Israelites. I am the LORD who makes you holy .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:32:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Leviticus 22:32, so the Hebrew word מְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃ (mekaddishkhem) 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.22.32.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.32.W11.S1) and character.