Ifהֵןsomeoneאִישׁcarriesיִשָּׂאholyקֹדֶשׁmeatבְּשַׂרin the edgeבִּכְנַףof his garmentבִּגְדוֹand touchesוְנָגַעwith its edgeבִּכְנָפוֹthe breadאֶל הַלֶּחֶםor the stewוְאֶל הַנָּזִידor the wineוְאֶל הַיַּיִןor oilוְאֶל שֶׁמֶןor anyוְאֶל כָּלfood,מַאֲכָלwill it become holy?”הֲיִקְדָּשׁAnd the priestsוַ הַכֹּהֲנִיםansweredיַּעֲנוּand said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“No.”לֹא
Haggai 2:12
Study it in the app“If someone carries holy meat in the edge of his garment and touches with its edge the bread or the stew or the wine or oil or any food, will it become holy?” And the priests answered and said, “No.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Haggai 2:12, word by word
- someoneאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- carriesיִשָּׂאyisa
carry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “yisa” appears- holyקֹדֶשׁkodesh
holy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kodesh” appears- meatבְּשַׂרbesar
meat
Meat to eat.
Where else “besar” appears- in the edgeכְנַףchenaf
edge
Literally "wing": the flap of a cloak, or the far reaches of the earth.
Where else “chenaf” appears- of his garmentבִּגְדbigd
garment
A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.
Where else “bigd” appears- and touchesנָגַעnaga
touch
To lay a hand or finger on something, sometimes to take it or harm it.
Where else “naga” appears- the breadלֶּחֶםlechem
bread
Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.
Where else “lechem” appears- or the stewנָּזִידnazid
stew
Stew, cooked food, a boiled dish.
Where else “nazid” appears- or the wineיַּיִןyayin
wine
Wine; also drunkenness.
Where else “yayin” appears- or oilשֶׁמֶןshemen
oil
The fat pressed from olives, for eating, lighting or anointing.
Where else “shemen” appears- foodמַאֲכָלmaachal
food
Food.
Where else “maachal” appears- will it become holyיִקְדָּשׁyikdash
consecrate
To set apart people, things or a day for God.
Where else “yikdash” appears- And the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears- answeredיַּעֲנוּyaanu
answer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “yaanu” appears- and saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appears
The context
11“Thus says YHWH Tsevaot: Ask, please, the priests for instruction, saying,
12 · This verse (above)
13And Haggai said, “If someone unclean by a dead person touches any of these, will it become unclean?” And the priests answered and said, “It will become unclean.”