Psalm 16:3:1Ps.16.3.W1TAB

לִ֭קְדוֹשִׁים

likdoshim

for the holy ones

Transliteration
lik-do-SHIM
Extended
lihkh-doh-SHEEM
IPA
/likdoˈʃiːm/

Meaning by language

English
for the holy ones

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לִ֭קְ + דוֹ + שִׁים
lik + do + shim
likdoshim

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Daletd as in door
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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The word

Word in context

  1. word

    lik-do-SHIM

  2. clause

    lik-do-SHIM a-SHER-BA-A-retz HE-ma

  3. sentence

    lik-do-SHIM a-SHER-BA-A-retz HE-ma ve-ad-di-REI KOL-KHEF-tsi-VAM

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase liqdoshiym {לִ֭קְדוֹשִׁים | liq’dōšîm} introduces a group marked as set apart.

Root and etymology

Rootq-d-sh

to be holy, set apart

In contextPsalm 16:3

The holy ones who are in the land indeed are the noble ones ; all my delight is in them.

About this coordinate

Psalm 16:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 16:3, so the Hebrew word לִ֭קְדוֹשִׁים (likdoshim) 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 Ps.16.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.16.3.W1.S1) and character.