Proverbs 9:10:6Prov.9.10.W6TAB
קְדֹשִׁ֣ים
kedoshim
“holy ones”
- Transliteration
- ke-do-SHIM
- Extended
- keh-doh-SHEEM
- IPA
- /qədoˈʃiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 bi-NA
- clause
ve-DA-at ke-do-SHIM bi-NA
- sentence
te-KHIL-lat KHA-khe-MA yir-AT Ye-ho-VAH ve-DA-at ke-do-SHIM bi-NA
Exegesis
The plural construct kedoshim {קְדֹשִׁ֣ים | qĕ-ḏō-šîm} refers collectively to the Holy One, intensifying the notion of holiness, and bina {בִּינָֽה | bi-nāh} ‘understanding’ serves as the predicate. The absence of a copula in Hebrew yields an equative relationship rendered by “is” in English.
Root and etymology
k-d-shqof–dalet–shin
“to be holy, set apart”
In context — Proverbs 9:10
The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the LORD , and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 9:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 9:10, 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.9.10.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.9.10.W6.S1) and character.