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

Result
בְּ + קָ + דֵשׁ
be + ka + desh
bekadesh

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Qametslong 'ah'
Daletd as in door
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-ka-DESH

  2. 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

  3. 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 contextNumbers 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.