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.
Joel 4:9 · Word #4
Lexicon H6942
| Lemma | קָדַשׁ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤒𐤃𐤔 |
| Transliteration | qâdash |
| Strong's | H6942 |
| In-context | Prepare |
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 Notes | Verb, 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 Rationale | From 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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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
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 |