Numbers 20:16:11Num.20.16.W11TAB
בְקָדֵ֔שׁ
bekadesh
“in Kadesh”
- Transliteration
- be-ka-DESH
- Extended
- beh-ka-DEHSH
- IPA
- /bəqaˈdeːʃ/
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
a-NAKH-nu be-ka-DESH
- clause
ve-hi-NEH a-NAKH-nu be-ka-DESH IR ke-TSEH ge-vu-LE-kha
- sentence
va-nits-AK el-ye-ho-VAH va-yish-MA ko-LE-nu va-yish-LAKH mal-AKH va-yo-tsi-E-nu mi-mits-RA-yim ve-hi-NEH a-NAKH-nu be-ka-DESH IR ke-TSEH ge-vu-LE-kha
Exegesis
The construct chain in bəqādēš ʿîr qēṣeh gəvûleḵā {בְּקָדֵ֔שׁ עִ֖יר קְצֵ֥ה גְבוּלֶֽךָ | bəqādēš ʿîr qēṣeh gəvûleḵā} precisely locates the community “in Kadesh, a city at the edge of Your border,” with construct relationships indicating territory and boundary. English renders the vav-consecutive sequence with coordinated clauses and uses prepositional phrases to maintain spatial specificity.
Root and etymology
Q-D-Šqof-dalet-shin
“to be holy, consecrate”
In context — Numbers 20:16
When we cried out to the LORD , He heard our voice and sent a messenger to bring us out of Egypt. Now we stand in Kadesh, a city at the edge of Your border.
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:16:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Numbers 20:16, so the Hebrew word בְקָדֵ֔שׁ (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.20.16.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.16.W11.S1) and character.