Zechariah 14:21:5Zech.14.21.W5TAB
קֹ֚דֶשׁ
kodesh
“holiness or holy thing”
- Transliteration
- KO-desh
- Extended
- KOH-dehsh
- IPA
- /ˈqoːdɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- holiness or holy thing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KO-desh
- clause
ve-ha-YA KAL-siR bi-ru-sha-LA-yim u-vi-hu-DA KO-desh la-ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT u-va-U KAL-ha-zoh-ve-KHIM ve-la-KHU me-HEM u-vish-she-LU va-HEM
- sentence
ve-ha-YA KAL-siR bi-ru-sha-LA-yim u-vi-hu-DA KO-desh la-ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT u-va-U KAL-ha-zoh-ve-KHIM ve-la-KHU me-HEM u-vish-she-LU va-HEM ve-LO-yi-he-YE khe-na-a-NI OD be-VET-ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT ba-YOM ha-HU
Exegesis
The predicate kodesh {קֹ֚דֶשׁ | qō-ḏeš} functions as a predicative complement with la-YHWH tsevaot {לַיהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת | lā-Yə-hō-wāh ṣə-ḇā-ʾōṯ} marking divine ownership. A triplet of perfect verbs ubau, velakchu, and uvishlu outlines the ritual steps of coming, taking, and boiling.
Root and etymology
Rootq-d-sh
“be holy”
In context — Zechariah 14:21
And every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah will be holiness to the LORD of hosts ; and all who sacrifice shall come, take of them, and boil in them. And there will no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts on that day.
About this coordinate
Zechariah 14:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Zechariah 14:21, so the Hebrew word קֹ֚דֶשׁ (kodesh) 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 Zech.14.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.14.21.W5.S1) and character.