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
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
lik-do-SHIM
- clause
lik-do-SHIM a-SHER-BA-A-retz HE-ma
- 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 context — Psalm 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.