קַדְּשׁ֖וּ

𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤅

qadeshu

Prepare

a primitive root; to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally); appoint, bid, consecrate, dedicate, defile, hallow, (be, keep) holy(-er, place), keep, prepare, proclaim, purify, sanctify(-ied one, self), [idiom] wholly.

H6942

Joel 4:9 · Word #4

Lexicon H6942

Lemmaקָדַשׁ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤒𐤃𐤔
Transliterationqâdash
Strong'sH6942
In-contextPrepare

Morphology HVpv2mp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan p — Piel — Intensive active
Conjugation v — Imperative — A command
Person 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural

SIBI-P1 H6942-35

Consecrate yourselves!

Morphological NotesVerb, Piel stem, imperative, 2nd person masculine plural (HVpv2mp). Some occurrences reflect Qal perfect 3rd person common plural (HVqp3cp), "they were holy" or "they consecrated." The dominant form here is a direct command to a masculine plural audience.
Rendering RationaleFrom the root קדש meaning "to be holy" or "to set apart as holy," this Piel imperative (2nd person masculine plural) calls upon a group of men to actively set themselves apart as sacred. The rendering preserves the intensive/causative force of the Piel stem and reflects the masculine plural imperative address.

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Words from Root קדש (holiness, sacredness, set-apartness, consecration, sanctification)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H6942-01 aqadesh I will make-holy
H6945-01 baqedeshim among the consecrated-men
H6944-01 baqodashim in the set-apart holy-things

Word Usage (173 occurrences of H6942)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 2:3 וַ/יְקַדֵּ֖שׁ vayeqadesh and sanctified
Exodus 13:2 קַדֶּשׁ qadesh Sanctify
Exodus 19:10 וְ/קִדַּשְׁתָּ֥/ם veqidashetam and consecrate them