Numbers 20:12:8Num.20.12.W8TAB
לְהַ֨קְדִּישֵׁ֔נִי
lehakdisheni
“to sanctify me”
- Transliteration
- le-hak-di-SHE-ni
- Extended
- leh-hak-DEE-sheh-NEE
- IPA
- /ləhakdiːˈʃeːni/
Meaning by language
- English
- to sanctify me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-hak-di-SHE-ni
- clause
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh ve-el-a-ha-RON YA-an lo-he-e-man-TEM BI le-hak-di-SHE-ni le-ey-NEI be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh ve-el-a-ha-RON YA-an lo-he-e-man-TEM BI le-hak-di-SHE-ni le-ey-NEI be-NEI yis-ra-EL la-KHEN LO ta-vi-U et-ha-ka-HAL ha-ZEH el-ha-A-retz a-sher-na-ta-TI la-HEM
Exegesis
The infinitive construct lə-haqdîšēnî {לְהַקְדִּישֵׁ֔נִי | lə-haqdîšēnî} ‘to sanctify me’ expresses intended purpose, while the construct phrase lə-’ênêy bənē yiśrā’ēl {לְעֵינֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | lə-’ênêy bənē yiśrā’ēl} ‘before the eyes of the sons of Israel’ emphasizes public witness.
In context — Numbers 20:12
Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "Since you did not trust Me to sanctify Me before the eyes of the sons of Israel, you will not bring this assembly into the land that I have given them."
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 20:12, so the Hebrew word לְהַ֨קְדִּישֵׁ֔נִי (lehakdisheni) 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.20.12.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.12.W8.S1) and character.