קָדוֹשׁ
qâdôwsh · H6918 · Hebrew · 116 occurrences
Thing
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Meanings
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holy
State in which a deity differs from humans and other deities in that he cannot be associated with anything that is in any way profane or tainted by sin or other impurities, which is a quality that he desires to see in everything else as well
ExamplesLeviticus 11:44 ‘For I am the LORD your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. And you shall not make yourselves unclean with any of the swarming things that swarm on the earth.
Leviticus 11:45 ‘For I am the LORD who brought you up from the land of Egypt, to be your God; so you shall be holy, because I am holy.’”
Leviticus 19:2 “Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.
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consecrated, holy
State in which people, objects and places have undergone the rituals that are required to make them fit to be in the presence of God or to be used in his service
ExamplesExodus 29:31 “Now you shall take the ram of ordination and boil its flesh in a holy place.
Leviticus 7:6 ‘Every male among the priests may eat it. It shall be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.
Leviticus 10:13 “You shall eat it in a holy place, because it is your allotted portion and your sons’ allotted portion from the LORD’S offerings by fire; for so I have been commanded.
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set apart or holy
Literally holy, hence the state in which people have separated themselves from others in order to live their life in conformity to God's commandments
ExamplesExodus 19:6 and you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you shall speak to the sons of Israel.”
Leviticus 11:44 ‘For I am the LORD your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. And you shall not make yourselves unclean with any of the swarming things that swarm on the earth.
Leviticus 11:45 ‘For I am the LORD who brought you up from the land of Egypt, to be your God; so you shall be holy, because I am holy.’”
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set apart > saint
Literally: holy one; hence: human being in the service of God and therefore set apart from other people
ExamplesDeuteronomy 33:3 “Indeed, He loves the people; All Your holy ones are in Your hand, And they followed in Your steps; Everyone takes of Your words.
Psalm 16:3 As for the saints who are on the earth, They are the majestic ones; all my delight is in them.
Psalm 34:9 Fear the LORD, you His saints; For to those who fear Him there is no lack of anything.
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holy one > angel
Literally; holy one; hence: supernatural being in the service of God
ExamplesJob 5:1 “Call now, is there anyone who will answer you? And to which of the holy ones will you turn?
Job 15:15 “Behold, He has no trust in His holy ones, And the heavens are not pure in His sight;
Psalm 89:5 The heavens will praise Your wonders, LORD; Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
How it’s used In 9 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
43 occurrences in 8 groups
- יִשְׂרָאֵלIsrael 31
- הוּhis 5
- יְהֹוָהthe LORD, YHWH 2
- הֵיכָלtemple, palace 1
- יַעֲקֹבJacob 1
- מִשְׁכָּןtabernacle, dwelling place 1
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
4 occurrences in 3 groups
- אֶחָדone 2
- אָמַןto believe, to be faithful, to trust 1
- אֶרֶץland, earth, ground 1
Named alongside itApposition
14 occurrences in 5 groups
- יְהֹוָהthe LORD, YHWH 10
- אֲדֹנָיLord 1
- אַהֲרוֹןAaron 1
- טוּבgoodness, good things 1
- עִירcity, town 1
What it doesIt is the subject
6 occurrences in 3 groups
- אָמַרto say 4
- בָּרָאto create 1
- דָבַרto speak, to say 1
What is done to itIt is the object
15 occurrences in 6 groups
- הָיָהto be, to become 10
- יָדַעto know 1
- נָאַץto reject 1
- קָדַשׁto consecrate, to sanctify 1
- שָׁבַתto cease, to rest, to put an end 1
- תָּוָהto make marks 1
What it is said to bePredicate
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- גָּדוֹלgreat, large 1
- יָדhand, power 1
- אַיִןthere is no, not 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
24 occurrences in 10 groups
- הוּאhe, she, it 6
- אֲנִיI 5
- גָּאַלto redeem, to act as kinsman-redeemer 3
- Other words · 7 groups that occur once or twice (10) 10
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
16 occurrences in 6 groups
- בin/on/with 6
- לto/for 5
- אֵלto, toward 4
- מִןfrom 3
- עַלon, upon, over, against 3
- עִםwith 1
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
8 occurrences in 7 groups
- דַּעַתknowledge 2
- סוֹדcouncil 1
- אֵמֶרword 1
- אִמְרָהwords 1
- עֵצָהcounsel, advice, plan 1
- צִיּוֹןZion 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
In the other Testament 2 words
- ἅγιος hágios · G40 · holy, pure, divine
- Greek ἅγιος (hagios) is the direct cross-linguistic equivalent of Hebrew קָדוֹשׁ (qadosh), both denoting the core concept of holiness — set-apartness for divine purposes, whether applied to persons (saints), objects (sacred vessels), or the divine nature itself.
- קַדִּישׁ qaddîysh · H6922 · holy, saint
- קַדִּישׁ (qaddîysh, H6922) is the Aramaic cognate reflex of Hebrew קָדוֹשׁ (qâdôwsh, H6918), both deriving from the same Semitic root denoting holiness; they share identical core semantics ('holy [One], saint') across the sister languages.
Semantic domains 3 entries
- Holy002001001033
- This is the common adjective for holy, used of a holy nation (Exodus 19:6), a holy place for eating sacrificial meat (Exodus 29:31), and repeatedly of what belongs to the LORD in the sacrificial regulations (Leviticus 6:9, 19-20).
- Dissociate002003002009
- The underlying sense of holiness as being set apart from the common or ordinary is not independently illustrated by a specific sampled citation, though it underlies the word's core meaning.
- People001001003
- The word is applied corporately to a people set apart to God, as in Israel's designation as "a kingdom of priests and a holy nation" (Exodus 19:6).
Word family 7 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H6918. qadosh קָדוֺשׁ adjective sacred, holy; — absolute ׳ק Exo 19:6 +; קָדשׁ Exo 29:31…
קָדוֺשׁ adjective sacred, holy; — absolute ׳ק Exo 19:6 +; קָדשׁ Exo 29:31 +; construct קְדוֺשׁ Isa 1:4 +; קְדשׁ Isa 49:7 Isa 49:2t.; suffix קְדשִׁי Hab 1:12; קְדוֺשׁוֺ Isa 10:17; Isa 49:7 קְדוֺשְׁכֶם Isa 43:15; plural קְדוֺשִׁים Hos 12:1-2t., קְדשׁים Lev 11:44 Lev 11:16t.; suffix קְדשָׁיו Deu 33:3; Psa 34:10, קְדשָׁו֯ Job 15:15; —
1 of God, as separate, apart, and so sacred, holy:
a. exalted on theophanic throne Isa 6:3 (3 t. in verse), Psa 22:4 heavenly throne Isa 57:15; in victory Isa 5:16; 1Sa 2:2; Psa 99:3 (|| נוֺרָא), Psa 99:5; Psa 99:9; שְׁמוֺ ׳ק וְנוֺרָא Psa 111:9.
b. separate from human infirmity, impurity, and sin: Jos 24:19 (E), 1Sa 6:20; Hab 1:12; ׳כ אני קדושׁ Lev 11:44-45, Lev 19:2; Lev 20:26; Lev 21:8 (H); בְּקִרְבְּךָ קדושׁ Hos 11:9; ׳ק בישׂראל Eze 39:7.
c. יִשְׂרָאֵל קְדוֺשׁ = divine name (originating from trisagion, Isa 6:3) Isa 1:4; Isa 5:19, Isa 5:24; Isa 10:20; Isa 12:6; Isa 17:7; Isa 29:19; Isa 30:11-12, Isa 30:15; Isa 31:1; Is :2; Isa 41:14, Isa 41:16, Isa 41:20; Isa 43:3, Isa 43:14; Isa 45:11; Isa 47:4; Isa 48:17; Isa 49:7; Isa 54:5; Isa 55:5; Isa 60:9, Isa 60:14 elsewhere only 2Ki 19:22 = Isa 37:23; Jer 50:29; Jer 51:5; Psa 71:22; Psa 78:41; Psa 89:19; ׳ק יעקב Isa 29:23, קְדוֺשׁוֺ Isa 10:17; Isa 49:7, קְדוֺשְׁכֶם Isa 43:15; קָדוֺשׁ Isa 40:25; Hab 3:3; Job 6:10, plural intensive שׁים (ו) קד Hos 12:1; Pro 9:10; Pro 30:3.
2. a. of place, sacred, holy, chambers of priests Eze 42:13, camp of Israel Deu 23:15, + מָרוֺם of heaven Isa 57:15 (but of ׳י Du Ry, and [reading ׳בְּק as holy, ב essent.] Klo Che Marti); in following (often defective) pointing dubious, read probably קֹדֶשׁ
2: ק ם ׳ (ו)מק of the court of tabernacle, Exo 29:31; Lev 6:9; Lev 6:19; Lev 6:20; Lev 7:6; Lev 10:13; Lev 16:24; Lev 24:9 (P), of Jerusalem Ecc 8:10; עליון ׳ק מִשְׁכְּנֵי Psa 46:5; ׳ק הֵיכָלָ֑ךָ Psa 65:5.
b. persons: priests Lev 21:7-8, Num 16:5, Num 16:7 (P), Aaron Psa 106:16, Levites 2Ch 35:3, prophet 2Ki 4:9, Nazirite Num 6:5, Num 6:8 (P), Israel ק ׳גּוֺי Exo 19:6 (E), ק ׳עם Deu 7:6; Deu 14:2, Deu 14:21; Deu 26:19; Deu 28:9; כָּלהָֿעֵדָה Num 16:3 (P); remnant in Jerusalem Isa 4:3; קדשׁים sacred Lev 11:44-45, Lev 19:2; Lev 20:7, Lev 20:26; Lev 21:6; Num 15:40; קדשׁים sacred ones, saints Deu 33:3 (song), Psa 16:3; Psa 34:10; Dan 8:24.
c. angels, Psa 89:6; Psa 89:8; Job 5:1; Job 15:15; Zec 14:5; Dan 8:13 (twice in verse).
d. קדשׁים מים Num 5:17 holy water.
e. time (׳לי) ק ׳הַיּוֺם Neh 8:9-10, Neh 8:11; י ׳קְדוֺשׁ Isa 58:13, of Sabbath. — (compare Biblical Aramaic קַדִּישׁ).
קדשׁ (√ of following; ᵑ7 Syriac; see Biblical Hebrew id., קָדוֺשׁ).
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 3 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
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