What does הַר · קֹדֶשׁ mean in the Bible?
הַר · קֹדֶשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "holy mountain".
Hebrew · H2022, H6944
הַר קָדְשִׁי
A mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) · a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
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הַר H2022 a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
Pronunciation har
Physical elevation that serves as a sacred or significant space; metaphorically denotes exaltation and divine encounter.
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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 הַר קָדְשִׁי (har qodšî) mean in the Bible?
הַר · קֹדֶשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "holy mountain".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2022, H6944?
H2022, H6944 is connected to 1,014 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. holy mountain
Strong's H2022, H6944
Lexical occurrences 1,014 verses Source Gloss
holy mountain
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
הַר קָדְשִׁי is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
G717 LXX equivalent Greek
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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