Proverbs 30:3:4Prov.30.3.W4TAB
קְדֹשִׁ֣ים
kedoshim
“of holy ones”
- Transliteration
- ke-do-SHIM
- Extended
- keh-doh-SHEEM
- IPA
- /qəðoːˈʃiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of holy ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-do-SHIM
- phraseyour reading level
ke-do-SHIM e-DA
- clause
ve-DA-at ke-do-SHIM e-DA
- sentence
ve-LO-la-MAD-te khokh-MA ve-DA-at ke-do-SHIM e-DA
Exegesis
A second parallel clause begins with vedaath {וְדַ֖עַת | wə-ḏaʿat} ‘and knowledge’ linked to kedoshim {קְדֹשִׁ֣ים | kə-dō-šîm} ‘holy ones’ in a construct phrase to form ‘knowledge of holy ones’, and concludes with eda {אֵדָֽע | ʾê-ḏāʿ} ‘I know’. The matching vav-conjunctions and negations create synonymous parallelism that underscores the speaker’s complete lack of both forms of insight, while the shift from a completed-action verb form to one indicating ongoing state emphasizes the enduring absence of this wisdom.
Root and etymology
ק־ד־ש
“holy ones; set apart ones”
In context — Proverbs 30:3
And I have not learned wisdom , and the knowledge of the holy ones I do not know.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 30:3, so the Hebrew word קְדֹשִׁ֣ים (kedoshim) 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 Prov.30.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.3.W4.S1) and character.