Numbers 20:1:8Num.20.1.W8TAB
בְּקָדֵשׁ
bekadesh
“in Kadesh”
- Transliteration
- be-ka-DESH
- Extended
- beh-kah-DAYSH
- IPA
- /bəkaˈdeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- in Kadesh
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
be-ka-DESH
- phraseyour reading level
ba-KHO-desh ha-ri-SHON va-ye-SHEV ha-AM be-ka-DESH va-ta-MAT SHAM mir-YAM va-ti-ka-VER SHAM
- sentence
va-ya-VO-u ve-NEI-YIS-ra-EL KOL-ha-ei-DAH mid-BAR-TSIN ba-KHO-desh ha-ri-SHON va-ye-SHEV ha-AM be-ka-DESH va-ta-MAT SHAM mir-YAM va-ti-ka-VER SHAM
Exegesis
The following vav-consecutive vayeshev {וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב | wayyēšeḇ} ‘and he dwelt’ with the subject ha’am {הָעָ֖ם | hā-ʿām} ‘the people’ in be-kadesh {בְּקָדֵ֑שׁ | bə-qādeš} ‘at Kadesh’ indicates the people’s settlement.
Root and etymology
Q-D-Šqof-dalet-shin
“to be holy, consecrate”
In context — Numbers 20:1
Then the sons of Israel, the whole assembly , entered the wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people stayed at Kadesh. Miriam died there and was buried there.
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:1:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 20:1, so the Hebrew word בְּקָדֵשׁ (bekadesh) 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.20.1.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.1.W8.S1) and character.