Hebrew · H6944, H6942 · unreviewed

קֹדֶשׁ / קָדַשׁ

A sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity · to be (causatively, make , pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)

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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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קָדַשׁ H6942 to be (causatively, make , pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)
Pronunciation qadash
Set apart for sacred purpose; ranges from ritual purification to moral consecration to God's exclusive domain
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What does קֹדֶשׁ / קָדַשׁ (qodesh / qadash) mean in the Bible?

קֹדֶשׁ · קָדַשׁ is a Hebrew word meaning "Set apart, sacred, consecrated".

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Meaning

Set apart, sacred, consecrated
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 70 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Imperfect 24 Perfect 22 Imperative 17 Participle 5 Infinitive construct 1 Infinitive absolute 1
Stem
Hiphil 29 Piel 18 Hithpael 14 Qal 7 Niphal 2
Mood
Indicative 22 Indicative/jussive 22 Imperative 17 Indicative/cohortative 2
OT Occurrences
Exod 13:2 Piel · Imperative · Imperative Exod 19:22 Hithpael · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 28:38 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 29:37 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 29:44 Piel · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative Exod 30:29 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 6:11 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 6:20 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 10:3 Niphal · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative Lev 22:2 Hiphil · Participle Lev 22:3 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 27:14 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 27:16 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 27:17 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 27:18 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 27:22 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 27:26 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Num 3:13 Hiphil · Perfect · Indicative Num 8:17 Hiphil · Perfect · Indicative Num 11:18 Hithpael · Imperative · Imperative Num 17:2 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Deut 15:19 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Deut 22:9 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Deut 32:51 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Josh 3:5 Hithpael · Imperative · Imperative Josh 7:13 Piel · Imperative · Imperative Josh 7:13 Hithpael · Imperative · Imperative Judg 17:3 Hiphil · Infinitive absolute Judg 17:3 Hiphil · Perfect · Indicative 1 Sam 7:1 Piel · Perfect · Indicative 1 Sam 16:5 Hithpael · Imperative · Imperative 1 Sam 21:6 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive 2 Sam 8:11 Hiphil · Perfect · Indicative 2 Sam 8:11 Hiphil · Perfect · Indicative 2 Sam 11:4 Hithpael · Participle 1 Kgs 8:64 Piel · Perfect · Indicative 1 Kgs 9:3 Hiphil · Perfect · Indicative 1 Kgs 9:7 Hiphil · Perfect · Indicative 2 Kgs 10:20 Piel · Imperative · Imperative 2 Kgs 12:19 Hiphil · Perfect · Indicative +30 more occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

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