Nehemiah 13:22:9Neh.13.22.W9TAB
לְקַדֵּ֖שׁ
lekadesh
“to make holy”
- Transliteration
- le-ka-DESH
- Extended
- leh-kah-DEHSH
- IPA
- /ləqadˈdɛːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to make holy
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
le-ka-DESH
- clause
va-OM-ra la-le-vi-YIM a-SHER yih-YU mi-ta-ha-RIM u-va-IM sho-me-RIM ha-she-a-RIM le-ka-DESH et-YOM ha-sha-BAT
- sentence
va-OM-ra la-le-vi-YIM a-SHER yih-YU mi-ta-ha-RIM u-va-IM sho-me-RIM ha-she-a-RIM le-ka-DESH et-YOM ha-sha-BAT gam-ZOT za-khe-RA-li e-lo-HAI ve-KHU-sa a-LAI ke-ROV khas-DE-kha
Exegesis
The Piel infinitive construct lekaddesh {לְקַדֵּ֖שׁ | ləqaḏḏêš} ‘to sanctify’ marks purpose.
Root and etymology
Rootq-d-sh
“to set apart, make holy”
In context — Nehemiah 13:22
And I said to the Levites that they should purify themselves and come to guard the gates, to sanctify the Sabbath day. Also this, remember me, my God , and have compassion on me according to the greatness of your mercy .
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:22:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Nehemiah 13:22, so the Hebrew word לְקַדֵּ֖שׁ (lekadesh) 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 Neh.13.22.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.22.W9.S1) and character.