Strong's Lexicon

H4720

H4720 — מִקדָּשׁ מִקְּדָשׁ

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewmiqdashnoun mascOccurrences: 74TWOT: 1990f

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H4720
Word:מִקדָּשׁ מִקְּדָשׁ
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H6942
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:74
Transliteration:miqdash
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:mik-dawsh' (or miqqdash (Exod. 15) n-m.
Meaning:1. a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum
KJV Renderings:chapel, hallowed part, holy place, sanctuary.

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מִקְדָּשׁ noun masculine Amos 7:9 sacred place, sanctuary; — ׳ מ Exod 25:8 +; מִקְּדָשׁ Exod 15:17 ( Ges«GKC:20h»§ 20h ii. 1, 471); construct מִקְדַּשׁ Lev 16:33 +; suffix מִקְדָּשִׁי Lev 20:3 +, etc., מִקְדְּשׁוֺ Num 18:29 ( ii. 1, 97); plural מִקְדָּשִׁים Ezek 21:7, construct מִקְדְּשֵׁי Jer 51:51 + 2 t.; suffix מִקְדָּשַׁי Lev 21:23 מְקַדְשֵׁיהֶם Ezek 7:24 (on anomalous pointing see Ew§ 215 a Hi-Sm; but probably

Pi`el Participle was in mind, Ges«GKC:93oo»§ 93oo Anm.; < read מִקְדְּשֵׁיהֶם); etc.; —
1. old Israel sanctuaries: of ׳ י at Shechem Josh 24:26 ( E ); probably also Exod 15:17 (i.e. Shiloh); plural of sanct. to be destroyed by ׳ י Lev 26:31 ( H ); ׳ מִקְדְּשֵׁי יִשׂ in Northern Israel Amos 7:9 מִקְדַּשׁמֶֿלֶךְ Amos 7:13 (Bethel).
2. of the nations: Moab Isa 16:12 plural of Tyre Ezek 28:18 (Co Toy [not Berthol Krae] read קָדְשְׁךָ thy sanctity).
3. tabernacle and its precincts Exod 25:8 ( P ) +; מִקְדַּשׁ הַקֹּדֶשׁ Lev 16:33, plural Lev 21:23 .
4. temple and precincts 1Chr 22:19; Isa 63:18; Ps 74:7 +; בֵּית מִקְדָּשָׁם 2Chr 36:17 , מקדשׁ הבית Ezek 48:21 , ׳ מְכוֺן מ Dan 8:11 plural of many sacred places in and about the temple. ׳ מִקְדְּשֵׁי בית י Jer 51:51 מִקְדְּשֵׁי אֵל Ps 73:17. Doubtful are: מִמִּקְדָּשֶׁיךָ Ps 68:36 ( ᵐ5 ἐν τοῖς ὁσίοις αὐτοῦ ᵑ9 de sanctuario; SS מִקְדָּשֶׁ֑ךָ); מִקְדָּשִׁים Ezek 21:7 ( ᵐ5 Co Berthol Buhl מִקְדָּשָׁם; Toy Krae מִקְדָּשֶׁיהָ; || יְרוּשָׁלַםִ); וּמִקְדָּשׁ לַמִּקְדָּשׁ Ezek 45:4b ( Co, after ᵐ5 , מִפְקָד לְקָדְשָׁם [לְבָֽתֵּי]; Toy וּלְמִגְרָשִׁים [לְבָֽתִּים], compare Krae לְמִגְרָשׁ).
5. ׳ י will become ׳ לְמ for his people Ezek 11:16 (BrMP 268), so apparently Isa 8:14 (but gloss Du CheHpt Marti; LagSemitic i. 16 מִקָּשׁ i.e. stumbling-block [he compare Syriac [untranscribed source text 4688] strike]).
6. of ׳ י's future sanctuary, בתוכם לעולם ׳ מ Ezek 37:26 ; Ezek 37:28. — (מִמֶּנּוּ) אֶתקּמִקְדְּשׁוֺ (מִכָּלחֶֿלְבּוֺ ) Num 18:29 even the hallowed part there of AV RV , but this not the meaning of ׳ מ; Ew§ 255 c assumes מַ֗֗֗קְדֵּשׁ in this sense; < read קָדְשׁוֺ (see קֹדֶשׁ 3.d.), מִ being dittograph


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Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
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