Leviticus 22:9:12Lev.22.9.W12TAB
מְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃
mekadsham
“sanctifies them”
- Transliteration
- me-kad-SHAM
- Extended
- meh-kad-SHAAM
- IPA
- /məqadˈʃaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- sanctifies them
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
me-kad-SHAM
- clause
a-NI Ye-ho-VAH me-kad-SHAM
- sentence
ve-sham-RU et-mish-mar-TI ve-LO-yis-U a-LAV KHET u-me-TU VO ki ye-khal-le-LOO-hu a-NI Ye-ho-VAH me-kad-SHAM
Exegesis
Finally, the clause ani YHWH mekaddesham {אֲנִי יְהוָה מְקַדְּשָׁם | ’ă-nî Yə-hō-wāh mə-qa-dda-šām} asserts divine identity and ongoing sanctification. The formal version preserves Hebrew word order and vav-consecutives for legal precision, while the dynamic version streamlines the sequence for clarity without losing the causal flow between obligation, profanation, and divine sanctification.
Root and etymology
ק־ד־שk-d-sh
“to be holy, set apart”
In context — Leviticus 22:9
And they shall keep My charge so that they do not bear sin upon it and die in it, because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:9:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Leviticus 22:9, so the Hebrew word מְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃ (mekadsham) 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.22.9.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.9.W12.S1) and character.