Numbers 18:3:7Num.18.3.W7TAB
הַקֹּ֤דֶשׁ
hakkodesh
“of the sanctuary”
- Transliteration
- hak-KO-desh
- Extended
- hak-KOH-desh
- IPA
- /haqˈkoːdɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the sanctuary
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
hak-KO-desh
- phraseyour reading level
AKH el-ke-LEI hak-KO-desh ve-el-ham-miz-BE-akh
- clause
AKH el-ke-LEI hak-KO-desh ve-el-ham-miz-BE-akh LO yik-ra-VOO ve-LO-ya-MU-tu gam-HEM gam-a-TEM
- sentence
ve-sham-RU mish-mar-TE-kha u-mish-ME-ret kol-ha-O-hel AKH el-ke-LEI hak-KO-desh ve-el-ham-miz-BE-akh LO yik-ra-VOO ve-LO-ya-MU-tu gam-HEM gam-a-TEM
Exegesis
The restriction particle akh {אַךְ | ʾakh} introduces the prohibitive clause marked by lo-yikravu {לֹא יִקְרָבוּ | lō yik-rā-vū} “they shall not come near,” specifying boundaries with el-klei ha-kodesh {אֶל־כְּלֵי הַקֹּדֶשׁ | ʾel-kĕ-lê ha-qō-ḏeš} and ve-el-ha-mizbeach {וְאֶל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ | wə-ʾel-ham-miz-bē-aḥ}.
Root and etymology
RootQof-Dalet-Shin
“to be set apart”
In context — Numbers 18:3
And they shall keep your duty and the duty of all the tent, but they must not approach the holy vessels or the altar, so that they may not die—both they and you.
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 18:3, so the Hebrew word הַקֹּ֤דֶשׁ (hakkodesh) 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.18.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.3.W7.S1) and character.