Numbers 18:17:9Num.18.17.W9TAB
קֹ֣דֶשׁ
kodesh
“holy”
- Transliteration
- KO-desh
- Extended
- KOH-desh
- IPA
- /ˈkoːdɛʃ/
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
KO-desh
- phraseyour reading level
KO-desh HEM
- clause
AKH be-KHOR-SHOR o-ve-KHOR KE-sev o-ve-KHOR EZ LO tif-DE KO-desh HEM
- sentence
AKH be-KHOR-SHOR o-ve-KHOR KE-sev o-ve-KHOR EZ LO tif-DE KO-desh HEM et-da-MAM tiz-ROK al-ham-miz-BE-akh ve-ET-khel-BAM tak-TIR ish-SHEH le-RE-akh ni-KHO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The imperfect verb tifdeh {תִפְדֶּה | tif-deh} ‘you shall redeem’ is negated by lo {לֹא | lō}, yielding the verbless clause qodesh hem {קֹדֶשׁ הֵם | qō-deš hēm} that affirms their sanctity.
Root and etymology
RootQof, Dalet, Shin
“set apart”
In context — Numbers 18:17
However, the firstborn of an ox, or the firstborn of a sheep, or the firstborn of a goat, you shall not redeem; they are holy. You shall sprinkle their blood on the altar and burn their fat as an offering by fire for a pleasing aroma to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:17:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 18:17, so the Hebrew word קֹ֣דֶשׁ (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.18.17.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.17.W9.S1) and character.