What does אִישׁ · קֹדֶשׁ mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · קֹדֶשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "holy people, people of holiness".
Hebrew · H376, H6944
אַנְשֵׁי־קֹדֶשׁ
A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) · a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
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אִישׁ H376 a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Pronunciation ish
Individual male person functioning as a foundational unit of social identity, kinship, and covenantal responsibility in Hebrew thought
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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 אַנְשֵׁי־קֹדֶשׁ (anshei-qodesh) mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · קֹדֶשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "holy people, people of holiness".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H376, H6944?
H376, H6944 is connected to 2,654 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. holy people, people of holiness
Strong's H376, H6944
Lexical occurrences 2,654 verses Source Gloss
holy people, people of holiness
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אַנְשֵׁי־קֹדֶשׁ is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
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