Leviticus 25:12:4Lev.25.12.W4TAB
קֹ֖דֶשׁ
kohdesh
“holy”
- Transliteration
- KOH-desh
- Extended
- KOH-dehsh
- IPA
- /ˈqoː.dɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- holy
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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The word
Word in context
- word
KOH-desh
- clause
KI yoh-VEL HI KOH-desh tih-YEH la-KHEM
- sentence
KI yoh-VEL HI KOH-desh tih-YEH la-KHEM min-ha-sa-DEH tokh-LU et-teh-VOO-ah-TAH
Exegesis
The nominal equative construction yôḇēl hî qôḏēš lā-khem {יוֹבֵל הִוא קֹדֶשׁ לָכֶם | yô-ḇēl hiʾ qô-ḏēš lā-khem} presents the jubilee as a consecrated time for the community.
Root and etymology
q-d-shqof–dalet–shin
“to be set apart; sacred”
In context — Leviticus 25:12
For it is a jubilee; it will be holy for you. From the field, you will eat its produce.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 25:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 25:12, so the Hebrew word קֹ֖דֶשׁ (kohdesh) 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.25.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.25.12.W4.S1) and character.