Strong's Lexicon: H6946 קָדֵשׁ

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Strong's Number:	H6946
Word:	קָדֵשׁ
Part of Speech:	Name/l.
Etymology:	the same as H6945
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	18
Transliteration:	Qadesh
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	kaw-dashe'
Meaning:	1. sanctuary 2. Kadesh, a place in the Desert
KJV Renderings:	Kadesh.

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קֹ֫דֶשׁ₄₆₉ noun masculine apartness, sacredness (opposed to חֹל Lev 10:10 + 4 t. Ezekiel); — absolute ׳ ק Exod 3:5 +; קוֺדֶשׁ Dan 11:30 construct קֹדֶשׁ Exod 30:36 +; suffix קָדְשִׁי Lev 20:3 +, etc.; plural קָֽדָשִׁים Exod 29:37 +, הַקֳּדָשִׁים Exod 26:33 +; construct קָדְשֵׁי Lev 22:15 +; suffix קָֽדָשַׁי Ezek 22:8 + 3 t., קֳדָשֶׁיךָ Deut 12:26, קֳדָשָׁיו Num 5:10; 2Kgs 12:19, קָֽדָשָׁיו 2Chr 15:18, etc.; —

1. apartness, sacredness, holiness, of God:

a. of divine activity, synonym majesty, בַּקֹּדֶשׁ (of victory), Exod 15:11 (song) Ps 68:18; Ps 77:14 ׳ זְרוֺעַ ק holy arm Isa 52:10; Ps 98:1.

b. to attest his word as inviolable ׳ נשׁבע בק Amos 4:2; Ps 89:36 compare ׳ דִּבְרֵי ק Jer 23:9, ׳ דְּבַר ק Ps 105:42 .

c. of his name as sacred, inviolable, separate from all defilement, etc.: שֵׁם קָדְשִׁי Lev 20:3; Lev 22:2; Lev 22:32 ( P ), Amos 2:7 ; 1Chr 16:10; 1Chr 16:35; 1Chr 29:16 + 9 t. Ezekiel; 5 t. Psalms; ׳ זֵכֶר ק Ps 30:5 = Ps 97:12 and so

d. רוּחַ קָדְשׁוֺ his holy Spirit Isa 63:10; Isa 63:11, compare Ps 51:13 .

2. of places set apart as sacred by God's presence:

a. heavenly abode; ׳ מעון ק Deut 26:15; Jer 25:30; Zech 2:17; 2Chr 30:27 ; Ps 68:6 ׳ הֵיכֵל ק Mic 1:2; Hab 2:20; Jonah 2:5; Jonah 2:8; Ps 11:4 ׳ מְרוֺם ק Ps 102:20 ׳ זְבוּל ק Isa 63:15 ׳ שְׁמֵי ק Ps 20:7 ׳ כסּא ק Ps 47:9 בְּקָדְשׁוֺ Ps 150:1.

b. on earth: ׳ אַדְמַת ק Exod 3:5 ( E ), compare Josh 5:15 ( J E ) 2Chr 8:11 אלהים ׳ הַר ק Ezek 28:14 (compare p. 249 b).

c. (only P and Chronicles) the tabernacle and its courts Exod 40:9; Num 3:28 +; tabernacle by itself Exod 38:24; Lev 10:4 +; court Lev 10:17; Lev 10:18 + (so קדשׁ הקדשׁים Num 18:10); the outer room (specific designation; ׳ הַקּ) Exod 26:33; Exod 28:29 +; inner room Lev 4:6; Lev 16:2 +, but specific designation קדשׁ הקדשׁים Exod 26:33; Exod 26:34; 1Chr 6:34 ׳ שֶׁקֶל הק shekel of the sanctuary Exod 30:13 + 24 t. P.

d. the temple and its precincts 2Chr 29:7; Dan 8:13 +; ׳ שָׂרֵי ק Isa 43:28; 1Chr 24:5 דכּר בְּקָדְשׁוֺ Ps 60:8 = Ps 108:8 (oracle; al. by his holiness, as נשׁבעתי בקדשׁי Ps 89:36), temple by itself 2Chr 29:5 ׳ בית (ה)ק Isa 64:10; 1Chr 29:3 הֵיכַל קדשׁך Ps 5:8 = Ps 138:2; Ps 79:1 ׳ הַקּ outer room 1Kgs 8:10 = 2Chr 5:11 courts of priests Ezek 42:14; Ezek 44:27 (twice in verse); חצרות קדשׁי Isa 62:9 inner room Ezek 41:21 ; Ezek 41:23 , specifically דְּבִּיר קדשׁך Ps 28:2 קדשׁ הקדשׁים 1Kgs 6:16; 1Kgs 7:50; 1Kgs 8:6; 2Chr 3:8; 2Chr 3:10; 2Chr 4:22; 2Chr 5:7; Ezek 41:4 ׳ לִשְׁכוֺת הַקּ Ezek 42:13 ; Ezek 44:19 ; Ezek 46:19 (see לִשְׁכָּךְ 1.c.).

e. Jerusalem and its hills: מקום קדשׁו Ezra 9:8, ׳ עיר הק Isa 48:2; Isa 52:1; Neh 11:1; Neh 11:18 , קדשׁך ׳ ע Dan 9:24, ׳ הר (ה)ק Isa 11:9 + 6 t. Isa²; Isa³; Jer 31:23; Ezek 20:40; Joel 2:1; Joel 4:17; Obad 1:16; Zeph 3:11; Zech 8:3; Dan 9:16; Dan 9:20; Dan 11:45 + 6 t. Psalms; ׳ גְּבוּל ק Ps 78:54 , ׳ הַרֲרֵי ק Ps 87:1 probably also Ps 110:3, ׳ ק of city and suburbs in Messianic future Jer 31:40; Joel 4:17. compare

f. (ה)קדשׁ of Zion Obad 1:17; Ps 20:3; Ps 24:3; Ps 63:3; Ps 68:25, קדשׁים ׳ ק Ezek 43:12 ׳ נְוֵה ק Exod 15:13 of Zion (or Shiloh).

g. of holy land Zeph 3:4, ׳ אדמת הק Zech 2:16 , עָרֵי קדשׁך Isa 64:9 future portion of priests ׳ ק Ezek 45:1 (twice in verse)+ 11 t. Ezekiel; קדשׁ קדשׁים Ezek 45:3 ; Ezek 48:12 of Levites קדשׁ Ezek 48:14 .

3. things consecrated at sacred places:

a. furniture of tabernacle קדשׁים (ה) קדשׁ Exod 30:10; Exod 30:29; Num 4:4; Num 4:19 altar of burnt-offering Exod 29:37; Exod 40:10; Dan 9:24 ׳ ארון הק 2Chr 35:3.

b. sacrifices of animals Num 18:17; Ezek 36:38; 2Chr 29:33 sacrificial food Lev 21:22b Num 5:9 +; קדשׁים (ה) קדשׁ Lev 2:3; Lev 2:10; Lev 6:10; Lev 6:18; Lev 6:22; Lev 7:1; Lev 7:6; Lev 10:12; Lev 10:17; Lev 14:13; (twice in verse) (all P ), Ezek 42:13 (twice in verse); 2Chr 31:14; Ezra 2:63 = Neh 7:65 tithe was קדשׁ Lev 27:30 +, also first loaves of new harvest Lev 23:20 fruit of trees of 4th year Lev 19:24.

c. any consecrated thing: || vows Deut 12:26; Prov 20:25 +, house Lev 27:14, field Lev 27:21; Lev 27:23 treasures consecrated to treasury of tabernacle or temple Josh 6:19 ( E ) 1Kgs 7:51 +; consecrated things in general Exod 28:38 ( P ), Ezek 20:40; Ezek 22:8 +; these may be קדשׁים קדשׁ (ה) Ezek 44:13, so חֵרֶם Lev 27:28.

d. anointing oil of priest Exod 30:25 (twice in verse) + 5 t. ( P ), Ps 89:21 incense Exod 30:35; Exod 30:37. קדשׁים ׳ ק Exod 30:36 shew-bread 1Sam 21:5, ׳ ק (ה) קדשׁ Lev 24:9 compare Lev 21:22a ( P ); foretold of common articles, ׳ לי ׳ ק Zech 14:20 ; Zech 14:21 . On הקדשׁים ׳ ק see also Di^{Exod
26:33
;
Lev
21:22} We^{compare 160 f.} Dr^{Dan 9:24
.}

4. persons sacred by connection with sacred places:

a. priests Lev 21:6; 2Chr 23:6; 2Chr 31:18 ; Ezra 8:28, garments of priesthood Exod 28:2; Exod 28:4 + 7 t. Exodus; Lev 16:4; Lev 16:32; Ezek 42:14, specifically of high priest ׳ כתנת ק Lev 16:4, ׳ נֵזֶר הק Exod 29:6; Exod 39:30; Lev 8:9 inscription on head piece קדשׁ ליהוה Exod 28:36; Exod 39:30.

b. of Israel, ׳ קדשׁ לי Jer 2:3, היתה לקדשׁו Ps 114:2, קדשׁ (ה) עם Isa 62:12; Dan 12:7, עם קדשׁך Isa 63:18 קדשׁ (ה) זֶרַע Isa 6:13; Ezra 9:2 אַנְשֵׁי קדשׁ Exod 22:30 ( R ), and so spoil for their use Isa 23:18 holy adornment ׳ הַדְרַת ק 1Chr 16:29 ; 2Chr 20:21 ; Ps 29:2; Ps 96:9 ׳ הַדְרֵי ק Ps 110:3 (but read הַרְרֵי see 2.e.; הָדָר 1); covt. between God and his people ׳ ברית ק Dan 11:28 ; Dan 11:30 (twice in verse).

5. times consecrated to worship: שׁבת Exod 16:23; Exod 31:14; Exod 31:15; Exod 35:2 ( P ) Neh 9:14 of. שׁבת also ׳ יום ק Isa 58:13 distinguished from שׁבת Neh 10:32 ישׁבל Lev 25:12( P ); assembly called at stated times for worship ׳ ק (י) מקרא Exod 12:16 (twice in verse) + 17 t. Lev 23; Num 28 (all P ).

6. of things and persons ceremonially cleansed, and so separated as sacred; things 1Sam 21:6 .flesh Jer 11:15; Mal 2:11 priests cleanse thus, 1Chr 23:13; 1Chr 23:28 קדשׁ להל (ה) בין Ezek 22:26 ; Ezek 42:20 ; Ezek 44:23 ובין החל ׳ בין הק Lev 10:10 דֶּרֶךְ ׳ הק Isa 35:8 way of the clean; ׳ שְׂאוּ יְדֵכֶם ק Ps 134:2 ׳ לְבֵיתְךָ נַאֲוָהּקּֿ Ps 93:5. —

Note: מֵרִבְבֹת קֹדֶשׁ Deut 33:2 is literally from myriads of sacredness, sacred myriads; but || suggests proper name, of a location, ᵐ5 . σὺν μυριάσιν Καδής, < מִמְּרִבַת קָדֵשׁ from Maribah Kadesh Di Buhl Steuern; or (מִן omitted) to M. kadesh We^{Prol. 364; 3rd ed. 339; Hist. 344}; see קָדֵשׁ and Dr^{Dt. P.873 f}.

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II. קָדֵשׁ proper name [of a location] (sacred; but perhaps originally קֶדֶשׁ and pointing artificial to distinguish from ׳ ק in N); —

1. Καδης: in south of Judah Gen 16:14 ( J ), Gen 20:1 ( E ), in מִדְבַּר פָּארָן Num 13:26 ( P ), specifically צִן ׳ מ Num 20:1; Num 33:36, compare קָדֵשׁ ׳ מ Ps 29:8 on western border of Edom Num 20:16 ( E ), Num 33:37 ( P ), compare Num 20:14 ( E ), Num 20:22 ( P ), Judg 11:16; Judg 11:17 (hence Rob^{BR ii. 175, 194 sought it at} `Ain Weibeh, in west of Arabah); long adobe of Israel during Exodus. Deut 1:46 ׳ מֵי מְרִיבַת ק Num 27:14 (compare Num 20:1-13 ), Deut 32:51 ( P ), Ezek 47:19 (read מְרִיבַת), Ezek 48:28, compare Deut 33:2 (see קֹדֶשׁ near the end); compare עֵין מִשְׁפָּט Gen 14:7 = בַּרְנֵעַ ׳ ק (meaning of ׳ ב unknown; ᵐ5 Kings (τοῦ) βαρνη); — Num 32:8 ( J ), Deut 1:2; Deut 1:19; Deut 2:14; Deut 9:23; Josh 10:41 ( D ), Num 34:4 ; Josh 15:3 ( P ); — modern ±Ain †adîs (kudais, [untranscribed source text 4687]), approximately 50 miles south of Beersheba, J.Rowlands (1842) see GWilliams^{Holy City, 464
f.}, and especially HCTrumbull (1881)^{Kadesh Barnea, 238-321}.

2. Hittite capital on the Orontes, north of Damascus, towards Hamath (Egyptian †dš, †dšu, †dše WMM^{As.u.Eur.213 ff.}); — 2Sam 24:6 ᵐ5 ^L We Dr Kit Bu Löhr, reading אֶרֶץ הַחִתִּים קָדֵ֫שָׁה for ᵑ0 תַּחְתִּים חָדְשִׁי ׳ א (הַחִתִּים already Hi^{Geschichte. Israel i.
29}; קָדֵ֫שָׁה Th, קֶ֫דְשָׁה Klo, of קֶדֶשׁ in Naphtali); HPS doubts.

BDB7904

I. מְרִיבָה noun feminine strife, contention; — absolute ׳ מ, of quarrel between herdsmen Gen 13:8 ( J ); construct מְרִיבַת הָעֵדָה, of people's strife with Moses at Kadesh Num 27:14 ( P ), compare II. ׳ מ 2.

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II. מְרִיבָה proper name [of a location] (place of strife); —

1. at Rephidim, ׳ מַסָּה וּמ Exod 17:7 ( J ), Λοιδόρησις.

2. at Kadesh, especially in מֵי מְרִיבָה water of M. ( ᵐ5 ὕδωρ ἁντιλογίας) Deut 33:8; Num 20:13 ( P ) Ps 81:8; Ps 106:32, also ( ᵐ5 ὕδωρ τῆς λοιδορίας ᵐ5 ^L as above) Num 20:24 ( P ); ׳ מ construct in מֵי מְרִיבַת קָדֵשׁ ( ᵐ5 ὕδωρ ἁντιλογίας [ἑν] Καδης) Num 27:14; Deut 32:51 (both P ), and ( ᵐ5 ὕδωρ βαριμωθ Καδης Ezek 48:28 so מֵי מְרִיבוֺת ׳ ק Ezek 47:19 ( ᵐ5 ὕδωρ Μαριμωθ Καδης); Deut 33:2 see קֹדֶשׁ near the end; מְרִיבָה along, only Ps 95:8 (παραπικρασμός; || יוֺם מַסָּה ).

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Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Strong's Lexicon

H6946 — קָדֵשׁ