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Hebrew · H6945

קָדֵשׁ

A (quasi) sacred person , i.e. (technically) a (male) devotee (by prostitution) to licentious idolatry

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קָדֵשׁH6945
Pronunciationqādēš

What does קָדֵשׁ (qādēš) mean in the Bible?

קָדֵשׁ (qādēš): Cultic male prostitute devoted to idolatrous worship; perversion of qōdeš (holy) through sexual defilement

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What does קָדֵשׁ (qādēš) mean in the Bible?

קָדֵשׁ (qādēš): Cultic male prostitute devoted to idolatrous worship; perversion of qōdeš (holy) through sexual defilement

How does the BSB render H6945?

The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include male shrine prostitutes (2), a shrine prostitute (1), among the male shrine prostitutes (1), of the male shrine prostitutes (1), the male shrine prostitutes (1).

Where does קָדֵשׁ (qādēš) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 23:17. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (3), 2 Kings (1), Deuteronomy (1), Job (1).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
male shrine prostitutes2×1 Kings 14:24, 1 Kings 22:46
a shrine prostitute1×Deuteronomy 23:17
among the male shrine prostitutes1×Job 36:14
of the male shrine prostitutes1×2 Kings 23:7
the male shrine prostitutes1×1 Kings 15:12
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 23:17קָדֵ֖שׁtoa shrine prostituteAdjective - masculine singular1 Kings 14:24קָדֵ֖שׁtomale shrine prostitutesAdjective - masculine singular1 Kings 15:12הַקְּדֵשִׁ֖יםtothe male shrine prostitutesArticle | Adjective - masculine plural1 Kings 22:46הַקָּדֵ֔שׁtomale shrine prostitutesArticle | Adjective - masculine singular2 Kings 23:7הַקְּדֵשִׁ֔יםtoof the male shrine prostitutesArticle | Adjective - masculine pluralJob 36:14בַּקְּדֵשִֽׁים׃toamong the male shrine prostitutesPreposition-b, Article | Adjective - masculine plural
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowDeuteronomy 23:17
Aligned rows6
Books represented4
Deuteronomy11 Kings32 Kings1Job1
Source forms
קָדֵ֖שׁ2xqā·ḏêšDeuteronomy 23:17, 1 Kings 14:24
בַּקְּדֵשִֽׁים׃1xbaq·qə·ḏê·šîmJob 36:14
הַקָּדֵ֔שׁ1xhaq·qā·ḏêš1 Kings 22:46
הַקְּדֵשִׁ֖ים1xhaq·qə·ḏê·šîm1 Kings 15:12
הַקְּדֵשִׁ֔ים1xhaq·qə·ḏê·šîm2 Kings 23:7
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular2xDeuteronomy 23:17, 1 Kings 14:24
Article | Adjective - masculine plural2x1 Kings 15:12, 2 Kings 23:7
Article | Adjective - masculine singular1x1 Kings 22:46
Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - masculine plural1xJob 36:14
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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