Numbers 18:10:7Num.18.10.W7TAB
קֹ֖דֶשׁ
kodesh
“it is holy”
- Transliteration
- KO-desh
- Extended
- KOH-desh
- IPA
- /ˈqoːdɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- it is 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
KO-desh
- clause
kol-za-KHAR yo-a-KHAL o-TO KO-desh yih-yeh-LAKH
- 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 final kodesh {קֹדֶשׁ | qō-ḏeš} yihyeh-lakh {יִהְיֶה־לָּֽךְ | yiḥ-yēh-lā-kh} ‘it shall be holy for you’ marks the consecration. This sequence—location, command, expansion, resultant status—mirrors Hebrew order and underscores the emphasis on sacred consumption.
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 18:10:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 18:10, so the Hebrew word קֹ֖דֶשׁ (kodesh) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.10.W7.S1) and character.