What does קֹדֶשׁ · הָיָה · יְהֹוָה mean in the Bible?
קֹדֶשׁ · הָיָה · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity".
Hebrew · H6944, H1961, H3068
קֹדֶשׁ תִּהְיֶה לְךָ לַיהוָה
A sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity · to exist , i.e. be or become , come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) · (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
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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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הָיָה H1961 to exist , i.e. be or become , come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
Pronunciation hāyāh
Emphatic existential verb emphasizing actual occurrence or becoming; never mere grammatical copula in Hebrew thought.
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יְהֹוָה H3068 (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
Pronunciation YHWH
God's self-existence and eternity marked by the covenantal name revealing His unchanging, personal relationship with Israel
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What does קֹדֶשׁ תִּהְיֶה לְךָ לַיהוָה (qōdesh tihyeh lekā laYHWH) mean in the Bible?
קֹדֶשׁ · הָיָה · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6944, H1961, H3068?
H6944, H1961, H3068 is connected to 10,563 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
Strong's H6944, H1961, H3068
Lexical occurrences 10,563 verses Source Gloss
a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
קֹדֶשׁ תִּהְיֶה לְךָ לַיהוָה is built from this root:
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
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