Strong's Lexicon
qadash: To consecrate, sanctify, set apart, make holy
Original Word:קָדַשׁ
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:qadash
Pronunciation:kah-dash
Phonetic Spelling:(kaw-dash')
Definition:To consecrate, sanctify, set apart, make holy
Meaning:to be, clean
Word Origin:A primitive root
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G37 (ἁγιάζω, hagiazō) - to make holy, consecrate, sanctify
- G40 (ἅγιος, hagios) - holy, set apart
Usage:The Hebrew verb "qadash" primarily means to set apart or consecrate something or someone for a sacred purpose. It is often used in the context of making something holy or dedicating it to God. This term is frequently applied to people, places, objects, and times that are designated for divine service or worship. The act of sanctification involves a separation from common use and a dedication to God's purposes.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Israelite culture, the concept of holiness was central to the community's relationship with God. The Israelites were called to be a holy nation, distinct from other peoples, reflecting God's holiness in their lives. The process of sanctification was integral to maintaining purity and devotion to God. This involved rituals, sacrifices, and adherence to the Law, which set the Israelites apart from surrounding nations. The tabernacle, temple, priests, and certain festivals were all sanctified, emphasizing their special status and purpose in worship.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origindenominative verb from
qodeshDefinitionto be set apart or consecrated
NASB Translationbecome consecrated (2), become defiled (1), become holy (1), consecrate (43), consecrated (35), consecrates (7), consecration (2), declare holy (1), dedicate (2), dedicated (8), dedicating (1), holier (1), holy (5), keep (1), keep it holy (2), keep the holy (3), made it holy (1), manifest my holiness (2), prepare (2), prove myself holy (2), proved himself holy (1), purified (1), regard as holy (1), sanctified (9), sanctifies (10), sanctify (12), set them apart (1), set apart (4), set apart the consecrated (2), show himself holy (1), transmit holiness (2), treat me as holy (3), treated as holy (1), vindicate the holiness (1), wholly dedicate (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
(Gerber
238ff.); —
Perfect3masculine singularExodus 29:21; suffixIsaiah 65:5; 3masculine pluralNumbers 17:2;Imperfect3masculine singular1 Samuel 21:6;Exodus 29:37 +, etc.; —
be set apart, consecrated, hallowed, of shew-bread1 Samuel 21:6 (dubious Passage, but compare especially RSSemitic i. 436; 2nd ed. 455 [also Drsm.293], who proposes ); Aaron and his sons by bloodExodus 29:21 (P); other personsIsaiah 65:5 (Di; but
Gei RSSemitic i. 431; 2nd ed. 451 Che Du Buhl).
be hallowed, by contact with sacred things, and so tabooed from profane use, of forfeited to sanctuaryExodus 29:37;Exodus 30:29;Leviticus 6:11;Leviticus 6:20Numbers 17:2;Numbers 17:3 (P),Haggai 2:12.
consecrated, tabooed (above)Deuteronomy 22:9 (law against mixtures).
Perfect. 3 masculine singularIsaiah 5:16;Exodus 29:43, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularNumbers 20:13; 1singularLeviticus 10:3;Infinitive construct. suffixEzekiel 36:23;Ezekiel 38:16; —
shew oneself sacred, majestic:
person, +Ezekiel 20:41;Ezekiel 28:25;Ezekiel 36:23;Ezekiel 38:16;Ezekiel 39:27; withIsaiah 5:16;Ezekiel 28:22, compareNumbers 20:13 (P).
be honoured ortreated as sacred ""Leviticus 10:3 (P); opposed toLeviticus 22:32 (P).
be consecrated, dedicated, byExodus 29:43 (P).
Perfect3masculine singularNumbers 6:11;1 Kings 8:64, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularGenesis 2:3 +, etc.;Imperative masculine singularJoshua 7:13;Exodus 13:2, etc.;Infinitive constructExodus 29:1 +, etc.;ParticipleExodus 37:28; suffixExodus 31:13 +, etc.; —
set apart as sacred, consecrate, dedicate:
Exodus 19:23 (J), alter, etc.,Exodus 29:36,37;Exodus 30:29 (P), tabernacle, etc.Exodus 40:9,10,11;Leviticus 8:10,11,15;Numbers 7:1 (twice in verse) (P); tent of meetingExodus 29:44 (P); place of sacrifice1 Kings 8:64 2Chronicles 7:7; gateNehemiah 3:1 (twice in verse); —Ezekiel 7:24 see below
Exodus 29:27 (P).
Exodus 28:3,41;Exodus 29:1,33,44;Exodus 30:30;Exodus 40:13;Leviticus 8:12,30; firstbornExodus 13:2 (P); keepers of ark1 Samuel 7:1.
(by God)Genesis 2:3;Exodus 20:11 (P).
observe as holy, keep sacred: feasts, SabbathExodus 20:8 =Deuteronomy 5:12 (Decal.),Jeremiah 17:22,24,27;Ezekiel 20:20;Ezekiel 44:24;Nehemiah 13:22; fastJoel 1:14;Joel 2:15; year of JubileeLeviticus 25:10 (P); so2 Kings 10:20.
honour as sacred, hallow:
GodDeuteronomy 32:51, his nameExodus 36:23.
Leviticus 21:8 (H).
consecrate by purification:
2Chronicles 29:5,17 (twice in verse), alter ,Leviticus 16:19.
peopleJoshua 7:13 (J),Ezekiel 44:10;Ezekiel 46:20; by washingExodus 19:10,14 (E); for fastJoel 2:16; NaziriteNumbers 6:11 (P), sons of JobJob 1:5; family for sacrifice1 Samuel 16:5.
, ()Jeremiah 6:4; Joel 4:9;Micah 3:5;Jeremiah 22:7;Jeremiah 51:27,28.
Exodus 31:13;Leviticus 20:8;Leviticus 21:8,15,23;Leviticus 22:9,16,32 (H),Ezekiel 20:12;Ezekiel 37:28.
ParticipleEzekiel 48:11, etc.; —consecrated, dedicated: priests 2 Chronicles 26:18;Ezekiel 48:11 (read plural), things 2 Chronicles 31:6, feastsEzra 3:5, warriorsIsaiah 13:3.
Perfect3masculine singularZephaniah 1:7 +, etc.;ImperfectLeviticus 27:16 4t.,Leviticus 27:14, etc.;Imperative suffixJeremiah 12:3;Infinitive absoluteJudges 17:3;construct 2Chron 2:3 +, etc.;ParticipleLeviticus 27:15 +, etc.
set apart, devote, consecrate:
2Chron 2:3, cityJoshua 20:7 (P).
thingsExodus 28:28;Leviticus 22:2,3(P)2 Kings 12:19;1 Chronicles 23:13;1 Chronicles 26:26,27,28 (twice in verse);Nehemiah 12:47 (twice in verse); moneyJudges 17:3 (twice in verse); spoil2 Samuel 8:11 (twice in verse) =1 Chronicles 18:11; fieldLeviticus 27:16,17,18,19,22 (H); houseLeviticus 27:14,15 (H); firstlingsDeuteronomy 15:19 (D)Leviticus 27:26 (H).
consecrate temple1 Kings 9:3,7 2Chronicles 7:16,20; 30:8; 36:14; prophetJeremiah 1:5; firstbornNumbers 3:13;Numbers 8:17 (P); devote wicked (as sheep) for sacrificeJeremiah 12:3.
regard, ortreat, as sacred, hallow: GodIsaiah 8:13;Isaiah 29:23 (twice in verse); + personNumbers 20:12;Numbers 27:14.
consecrate by purification: vessels 2Chronicles 29:19; persons for Passover 2 Chronicles 30:17; guests for sacrificial feastZephaniah 1:7 (God subject).
Perfect, 1 singularEzekiel 38:23, 2masculine plural (consecutive) -Leviticus 11:44;Leviticus 20:7, 3plural 2Chronicles 5:11; 30:17, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singular 2Chronicles 29:34 +;Exodus 19:22;Imperative masculine pluralNumbers 11:18 +;Joshua 3:5;Infinitive construct 2Chronicles 29:34;Isaiah 30:29;Perfect feminine singular2 Samuel 11:4; pluralIsaiah 66:17; —
keep oneself apart from unclean thingsLeviticus 11:44;Leviticus 20:7 (P).
,cause himself to be hallowed,Ezekiel 38:23.
be observed as holy, of feastIsaiah 30:29.
consecrate oneself by purification, of priests and LevitesExodus 19:22 (J),1 Chronicles 15:12,14; 2Chronicles 5:11; 29:5,15,34 (twice in verse); 2Chronicles 30:3,15,24; 31:18; 35:6; of peopleNumbers 11:18;Joshua 3:5;Joshua 7:13 (J)1 Samuel 16:5; 2Chronicles 30:17;Isaiah 66:17; woman2 Samuel 11:4she having (just)purified herself RsK. 276 Dr HPS.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
appoint, bid, consecrate, dedicate, defile, hallow, be holy,
A primitive root; to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally) -- appoint, bid, consecrate, dedicate, defile, hallow, (be, keep) holy(-er, place), keep, prepare, proclaim, purify, sanctify(-ied one, self), X wholly.
Forms and Transliterations
אֲקַדֵּ֖שׁ אֶקָּדֵ֔שׁ אקדש בְּהִקָּדְשִׁ֥י בהקדשי הֲיִקְדָּ֑שׁ הִֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּ הִֽתְקַדְּשׁ֗וּ הִֽתְקַדְּשׁוּ֙ הִקְדִּ֑ישׁוּ הִקְדִּ֔ישׁ הִקְדִּ֖ישׁ הִקְדִּ֛ישׁ הִקְדִּ֜ישׁ הִקְדִּ֞ישׁ הִקְדִּ֣ישׁ הִקְדִּ֣ישׁוּ הִקְדִּ֥ישׁ הִקְדַּ֗שְׁתִּי הִקְדַּ֣שְׁתִּי הִקְדַּ֥שְׁתִּי הִקְדַּ֨שְׁתִּי הִקְדַּשְׁתִּ֑יךָ הִתְקַדְּשׁ֣וּ הִתְקַדֶּשׁ־ הִתְקַדָּ֑שׁוּ הִתְקַדָּ֔שׁוּ הַֽהִקְדִּ֜ישׁ הַֽמְקֻדָּשׁ֙ הַמְקֻדָּשִׁ֑ים הַמְקֻדָּשִׁ֖ים הַמִּתְקַדְּשִׁ֨ים הַמַּקְדִּ֔ישׁ הַמַּקְדִּ֖ישׁ הַקְדֵּ֣שׁ ההקדיש היקדש המקדיש המקדש המקדשים המתקדשים הקדיש הקדישו הקדש הקדשתי הקדשתיך התקדש־ התקדשו וְֽהַקֳּדָשִׁ֑ים וְהִ֨תְקַדִּשְׁתֶּ֔ם וְהִקְדִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ וְהִקְדַּ֙שְׁתִּי֙ וְהִקְדָּ֑שְׁנוּ וְהִתְקַדְּשׁוּ֙ וְהִתְקַדִּשְׁתִּ֔י וְהִתְקַדִּשְׁתֶּם֙ וְהַקְדִּשֵׁ֖ם וְנִ֨קְדַּשְׁתִּ֔י וְנִקְדַּ֖שׁ וְנִקְדַּ֣שְׁתִּי וְנִקְדַּ֥שְׁתִּי וְנִקְדַּשְׁתִּ֥י וְקִדְּשׁ֔וֹ וְקִדְּשׁ֥וּ וְקִדַּ֥שׁ וְקִדַּשְׁתִּ֛י וְקִדַּשְׁתִּ֞י וְקִדַּשְׁתִּ֥י וְקִדַּשְׁתֶּ֗ם וְקִדַּשְׁתֶּם֙ וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֖ וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֙ וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֞ וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֣ וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֥ וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֥ם וְקִדַּשְׁתּ֔וֹ וְקִדַּשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ וְקַדְּשׁוּ֙ וְקָֽדָשָׁ֖יו וְקָדְשֵׁ֖י וְקָדַ֥שׁ וַֽיְקַדְּשֵֽׁהוּ׃ וַֽיְקַדְּשֵׁ֖הוּ וַֽיְקַדְּשֵׁ֗ם וַיְקַדְּשׁ֥וּ וַיְקַדֵּ֖שׁ וַיְקַדֵּ֣שׁ וַיְקַדֵּ֤שׁ וַיְקַדֵּ֥שׁ וַיְקַדֵּשׁ֙ וַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּ וַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֥וּ וַיִּקְדָּ֑שׁוּ וַיִּקָּדֵ֖שׁ וַיַּקְדִּ֜שׁוּ וּלְקַדֵּשׁ֙ וּמַקְדִּשִׁים֙ והקדישו והקדשים והקדשם והקדשנו והקדשתי והתקדשו והתקדשתי והתקדשתם ויקדש ויקדשהו ויקדשהו׃ ויקדשו ויקדשם ויתקדשו ולקדש ומקדשים ונקדש ונקדשתי וקדש וקדשו וקדשי וקדשיו וקדשת וקדשתו וקדשתו׃ וקדשתי וקדשתם יְקַדְּשׁ֥וּ יְקַדֵּֽשׁוּ׃ יִקְדַּ֥שׁ יִקְדָּ֑שׁ יִקְדָּֽשׁ׃ יִתְקַדְּשׁ֣וּ יִתְקַדְּשׁוּ־ יִתְקַדָּ֑שׁוּ יַקְדִּ֖ישׁ יַקְדִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ יַקְדִּ֣ישֽׁוּ יַקְדִּ֣ישׁ יַקְדִּ֤ישׁוּ יַקְדִּ֥ישׁ יַקְדִּ֨שׁ יקדיש יקדישו יקדש יקדש׃ יקדשו יקדשו׃ יתקדשו יתקדשו־ לְֽהַקְדִּישׁוֹ֩ לְהִתְקַדֵּ֖שׁ לְהַ֨קְדִּישֵׁ֔נִי לְהַקְדִּ֖ישׁ לְהַקְדִּ֣ישׁ לְהַקְדִּישֵׁ֥נִי לְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃ לְקַדְּשֽׁ֗וֹ לְקַדְּשֽׁוֹ׃ לְקַדְּשׁ֑֜וֹ לְקַדְּשׁ֖וֹ לְקַדֵּ֖שׁ לְקַדֵּ֣שׁ לְקַדֵּ֥שׁ לְקַדֵּשׁ֒ לְקַדֵּשׁ֙ לִמְקֻדָּשָׁ֑י להקדיש להקדישו להקדישני להתקדש למקדשי לקדש לקדשו לקדשו׃ לקדשם׃ מְקַֽדְשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ מְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃ מְקַדְּשֽׁוֹ׃ מְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃ מְקַדֵּ֖שׁ מִתְקַדֶּ֖שֶׁת מַקְדִּשִׁ֖ים מַקְדִּשִׁ֛ים מקדש מקדשו׃ מקדשיהם׃ מקדשים מקדשכם׃ מקדשם׃ מתקדשת נִקְדָּ֖שׁ נקדש קְדַשְׁתִּ֑יךָ קִדְּשׁ֔וּ קִדְּשׁ֔וּהוּ קִדַּ֨שׁ קִדַּשְׁתֶּם֙ קַדְּשׁ֖וּ קַדְּשׁ֤וּ קַדְּשׁ֧וּ קַדְּשׁ֨וּ קַדְּשׁוּ־ קַדֵּ֑שׁוּ קַדֵּ֣שׁ קַדֶּשׁ־ קָדֵֽשׁוּ׃ קדש קדש־ קדשו קדשו־ קדשו׃ קדשוהו קדשתיך קדשתם תִּקְדַּ֗שׁ תַּקְדִּ֖ישׁ תַקְדִּ֑ישׁוּ תקדיש תקדישו תקדש ’ă·qad·dêš ’ăqaddêš ’eq·qā·ḏêš ’eqqāḏêš akadDesh bə·hiq·qā·ḏə·šî behikkadeShi bəhiqqāḏəšî ekkaDesh ha·hiq·dîš hă·yiq·dāš hahikDish hahiqdîš hakDesh ham·maq·dîš ham·miṯ·qad·də·šîm ham·qud·dā·šîm ham·qud·dāš hamkudDash hamkuddaShim hammakDish hammaqdîš hammitkaddeShim hammiṯqaddəšîm hamquddāš hamquddāšîm haq·dêš haqdêš hayikDash hăyiqdāš hikDashti hikdashTicha hikDish hikDishu hiq·daš·tî hiq·daš·tî·ḵā hiq·dî·šū hiq·dîš hiqdaštî hiqdaštîḵā hiqdîš 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