Leviticus 23:4:5Lev.23.4.W5TAB
קֹ֑דֶשׁ
kodesh
“sacred”
- Transliteration
- KO-desh
- Extended
- KOH-desh
- IPA
- /ˈkoːdɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- sacred
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
KO-desh
- clause
EH-le moh-ah-DEI Ye-ho-VAH mik-ra-EI KO-desh
- sentence
EH-le moh-ah-DEI Ye-ho-VAH mik-ra-EI KO-desh a-sher-tik-re-OO o-TAM be-mo-a-DAM
Exegesis
A parallel construct mikra‘ei kodesh {מִקְרָאֵ֖י קֹדֶשׁ | miqrā’ê qōdeš} ‘holy convocations’ further defines these festivals.
Root and etymology
Rootqof-dalet-shin
“to be holy”
In context — Leviticus 23:4
These are the appointed times of the LORD , holy convocations , which you shall proclaim at their set times.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 23:4, so the Hebrew word קֹ֑דֶשׁ (kodesh) 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.23.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.4.W5.S1) and character.