Numbers 18:10:1Num.18.10.W1TAB
בְּקֹ֥דֶשׁ
bekodesh
“in a holy place”
- Transliteration
- be-KO-desh
- Extended
- beh-KOH-desh
- IPA
- /bəˈqɔːdɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- in a holy place
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
be-KO-desh
- phraseyour reading level
be-KO-desh ha-ko-da-SHIM
- clause
be-KO-desh ha-ko-da-SHIM to-akh-le-NU
- sentence
be-KO-desh ha-ko-da-SHIM to-akh-le-NU kol-za-KHAR yo-a-KHAL o-TO KO-desh yih-yeh-LAKH
Exegesis
The construct chain bekodesh {בְּקֹ֥דֶשׁ | bə-qō-ḏeš} hakodashim {הַקֳּדָשִׁים | ha-qō-ḏā-šîm} ‘in a holy place of the holies’ intensifies the site’s sanctity.
Root and etymology
Q-D-Šquf-dalet-shin
“to be holy, set apart”
In context — Numbers 18:10
In a most holy place you shall eat it; every male shall eat it; it shall be holy for you.
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 18:10, so the Hebrew word בְּקֹ֥דֶשׁ (bekodesh) 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.18.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.10.W1.S1) and character.