Numbers 15:40:6Num.15.40.W6TAB
קְדֹשִׁ֖ים
kedoshim
“holy”
- Transliteration
- ke-do-SHIM
- Extended
- keh-doh-SHEEM
- IPA
- /qədoˈʃim/
Meaning by language
- English
- holy
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ke-do-SHIM
- phraseyour reading level
vi-hi-ye-TEM ke-do-SHIM
- clause
vi-hi-ye-TEM ke-do-SHIM le-lo-he-KHEM
- sentence
le-MA-an tiz-ke-RU va-a-si-TEM et-KOL-mits-vo-TAI vi-hi-ye-TEM ke-do-SHIM le-lo-he-KHEM
Exegesis
In the result clause, vahyitem qedoshim {וִהְיִיתֶם קְדֹשִׁים | wî-hyî-tem qe-dō-shîm} predicates a transformed status of holiness, and the prepositional phrase leeloheichem {לֵאלֹהֵיכֶם | le-el-ō-hê-chem} conveys relational belonging to God. The interplay of imperfect and vav-consecutive perfect underscores assured outcome, while the parallel clauses reinforce the covenant link between obedience and holiness.
Root and etymology
ק־ד־ש
“to be set apart, holy”
In context — Numbers 15:40
So that you will remember, and do all my commandments , and you will be holy to your God .
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:40:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 15:40, so the Hebrew word קְדֹשִׁ֖ים (kedoshim) 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 Num.15.40.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.40.W6.S1) and character.