Leviticus 23:7:3Lev.23.7.W3TAB
מִקְרָא־קֹ֖דֶשׁ
mikrakodesh
“holy convocation”
- Transliteration
- mik-ra-KO-desh
- Extended
- mik-rah-KOH-desh
- IPA
- /miq.ra.ˈqoː.dɛʃ/
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-ra-KO-desh
- clause
ba-YOM ha-ri-SHON mik-ra-KO-desh yih-YE la-KHEM
- sentence
ba-YOM ha-ri-SHON mik-ra-KO-desh yih-YE la-KHEM kol-me-LE-khet a-vo-DAA LO ta-a-SOO
Exegesis
The construct cluster mikra kodesh {מִקְרָא־קֹדֶשׁ | mi-qrāʼ qō-deš} ‘sacred assembly’ functions as the complement of the copular verb yihyeh {יִהְיֶה | yi-hyēh} ‘it shall be,’ yielding a defining statement.
Root and etymology
q-r-ʼqof-resh-aleph
“to call, summon”
In context — Leviticus 23:7
On the first day, a holy assembly shall be for you; you shall not engage in labor .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 23:7, so the Hebrew word מִקְרָא־קֹ֖דֶשׁ (mikrakodesh) 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.23.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.7.W3.S1) and character.