What does בָּשָׂר · קֹדֶשׁ mean in the Bible?
בָּשָׂר · קֹדֶשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "holy meat, sacrificial flesh".
Hebrew · H1320, H6944
בְּשַׂר־קֹדֶשׁ
Flesh (from its freshness ); by extension, body , person ; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man · a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
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בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh (from its freshness ); by extension, body , person ; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
Pronunciation bāšār
Flesh as the vulnerable human body, emphasizing mortality, kinship, and bodily shame or nakedness.
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קֹדֶשׁ H6944 a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
Pronunciation qōdeš
Sanctity defined by separateness from the profane; God's realm intrinsically set apart and demanding human reverence.
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What does בְּשַׂר־קֹדֶשׁ (besar-qodesh) mean in the Bible?
בָּשָׂר · קֹדֶשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "holy meat, sacrificial flesh".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1320, H6944?
H1320, H6944 is connected to 737 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. holy meat, sacrificial flesh
Strong's H1320, H6944
Lexical occurrences 737 verses Source Gloss
holy meat, sacrificial flesh
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בְּשַׂר־קֹדֶשׁ is built from this root:
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