Leviticus 23:3:9Lev.23.3.W9TAB
מִקְרָא־קֹ֔דֶשׁ
mikrahkohdesh
“holy convocation”
- Transliteration
- mik-rah-KOH-desh
- Extended
- mik-rah-KOH-desh
- IPA
- /mik.raˈqoːðɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- holy convocation
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mik-rah-KOH-desh
- clause
SHE-shet yah-MEEM teh-ah-SEH meh-la-KHAA oo-va-YOM ha-she-vee-EE sha-BAT sha-ba-TON mik-rah-KOH-desh kohl-meh-la-KHAA LO ta-ah-SOO
- sentence
SHE-shet yah-MEEM teh-ah-SEH meh-la-KHAA oo-va-YOM ha-she-vee-EE sha-BAT sha-ba-TON mik-rah-KOH-desh kohl-meh-la-KHAA LO ta-ah-SOO sha-BAT HI la-ye-ho-VAH beh-KOHL moh-shvo-TEE-khem
Exegesis
Mikra-kodesh {מִקְרָא־קֹדֶשׁ | miqrāʾ qōḏēš} introduces the communal dimension of a sacred assembly.
Root and etymology
q-d-šqof-dalet-shin
“to be holy, set apart”
In context — Leviticus 23:3
Six days work may be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a holy convocation. You shall not do any work; it is a Sabbath to the LORD in all your dwellings.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 23:3, so the Hebrew word מִקְרָא־קֹ֔דֶשׁ (mikrahkohdesh) 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.23.3.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.3.W9.S1) and character.