Hebrew Form Guide

קָ֝דְשְׁךָ֗ (qāḏ·šə·ḵā) in Psalms 51:11: Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular

קָ֝דְשְׁךָ֗ (qāḏ·šə·ḵā) in Psalms 51:11

Source Word

קָ֝דְשְׁךָ֗ qāḏ·šə·ḵā Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular

The BSB+ row for Psalms 51:11 links the English rendering "Your Holy" with קָ֝דְשְׁךָ֗, Strong's H6944, and the morphology tag N-msc | 2ms.

How The Form Affects Interpretation

The form clarifies that the token rendered "Your Holy" belongs to the larger phrase "Your Holy Spirit," keeping the phrase tied to Psalm 51:11 rather than reading the token in isolation.

How To Communicate It

When teaching Psalm 51:11, use this form to show that "Your Holy" is not a standalone title in the English line. It belongs with "Spirit" in the verse's plea.

What Not To Say

  • Grammar should serve context, not override it.
  • Do not read the English fragment "Your Holy" as a complete standalone phrase.
  • Do not build the full doctrine of the Holy Spirit from this single form guide.
  • Do not use this form alone to settle questions about regeneration, indwelling, or loss of salvation.
  • Do not detach the phrase from Psalm 51's confession, cleansing, and restoration frame.
  • Do not use the grammar profile as a shortcut around the wording and logic of the verse.

What Does The Label Mean?

Profile

Hebrew-nominal

Part of Speech

Noun

Form Label

Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular

Suffix

Second person masculine singular

Gender

Masculine

Number

Singular

State

Construct

Verse Role

This form carries the BSB rendering "Your Holy" within Psalms 51:11. Psalm 51 gives language for confession, cleansing, restoration, renewed joy, and renewed praise before God.

What The Form Does In This Verse

Attached To

The phrase "Your Holy Spirit" in Psalm 51:11

Governed By

The plea not to lose God's sustaining presence after confession

Role In The Phrase

The construct noun with second-person suffix forms the holiness element in the phrase rendered "Your Holy Spirit," marking the phrase as directed toward God in the plea.

What It Is Not Doing

The form does not by itself define the full doctrine of the Holy Spirit, regeneration, indwelling, or loss of salvation; Psalm 51:11 supplies the prayer context.

How Much The Form Matters Here

Interpretive Weight

High: The form contributes to the phrase Your Holy Spirit in Psalm 51:11, a theologically sensitive prayer line that requires careful limits.

Syntax Profile

Suffixed construct noun in the Holy Spirit phrase. contributes the Your Holy portion of the multi-word phrase completed by Spirit. Attached to the phrase Your Holy Spirit in Psalm 51:11. Governed by the plea not to lose God's sustaining presence after confession. This token must be read with the following Spirit word rather than as a standalone English fragment.

Reader Question

What does this token contribute to the phrase? It contributes the Your Holy portion of the phrase Your Holy Spirit.

Translation Effect

Supporting: The form supports the Your Holy portion, but the full English phrase depends on the following Spirit token.

Where Caution Is Needed

The BSB+ row isolates the token as Your Holy, but the verse phrase is completed with the following Spirit word. The form contributes to a theologically important phrase, but Psalm 51:11 and the wider canon must govern any doctrine of the Holy Spirit.

Fallacies To Avoid

Your Holy is a standalone title in this verse: The token belongs with the following Spirit word in the phrase Your Holy Spirit. construct noun alone settles pneumatology: The form contributes to the phrase, but doctrine of the Holy Spirit must be drawn from the verse, passage, and canon.

How The Interpretation Is Derived

Textual Witness

The BSB+ row for Psalms 51:11 links the English rendering "Your Holy" with קָ֝דְשְׁךָ֗, Strong's H6944, and the morphology tag N-msc | 2ms.

Lexical Identity

H6944 is represented here by the lemma קֹדֶשׁ. This guide is limited to the occurrence rendered "Your Holy" as part of the phrase "Your Holy Spirit" in Psalm 51:11.

Grammar In Context

The construct noun with a second-person suffix contributes the "Your Holy" portion of the multi-word phrase. The next word in the verse completes the phrase as "Your Holy Spirit."

Passage Meaning

Psalm 51 gives language for confession, cleansing, restoration, renewed joy, and renewed praise before God.

Canonical Fit

The form fits Scripture's language of repentance, mercy, cleansing, restored joy, and dependence on God's sustaining presence.

Communication Use

When teaching Psalm 51:11, use this form to show that "Your Holy" is not a standalone title in the English line. It belongs with "Spirit" in the verse's plea.

Do Not Derive

Do not derive full pneumatology, regeneration theology, indwelling theology, or loss-of-salvation claims from N-msc | 2ms alone. The form contributes one part of the phrase in Psalm 51:11.