What does דְּבִיר · קֹדֶשׁ mean in the Bible?
דְּבִיר · קֹדֶשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "holy inner sanctuary".
Hebrew · H1687, H6944
דְּבִיר קָדְשֶׁךָ
The shrine or innermost part of the sanctuary · a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
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דְּבִיר H1687 the shrine or innermost part of the sanctuary
Pronunciation dəḇîr
The innermost sanctuary chamber where God's presence dwells and oracles are delivered
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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 דְּבִיר קָדְשֶׁךָ (debir qodshekha) mean in the Bible?
דְּבִיר · קֹדֶשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "holy inner sanctuary".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1687, H6944?
H1687, H6944 is connected to 483 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. holy inner sanctuary
Strong's H1687, H6944
Lexical occurrences 483 verses Source Gloss
holy inner sanctuary
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
דְּבִיר קָדְשֶׁךָ is built from this root:
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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