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Lexicon :: Strong's H6942 - qāḏaš

Aa
קָדַשׁ
Transliteration
qāḏaš
Pronunciation
kaw-dash'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1990

Strong’s Definitions

קָדַשׁ qâdash, kaw-dash'; 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), × wholly.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 172x

The KJV translates Strong's H6942 in the following manner: sanctify (108x), hallow (25x), dedicate (10x), holy (7x), prepare (7x), consecrate (5x), appointed (1x), bid (1x), purified (1x), miscellaneous (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 172x
The KJV translates Strong's H6942 in the following manner: sanctify (108x), hallow (25x), dedicate (10x), holy (7x), prepare (7x), consecrate (5x), appointed (1x), bid (1x), purified (1x), miscellaneous (7x).
  1. to consecrate, sanctify, prepare, dedicate, be hallowed, be holy, be sanctified, be separate

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be set apart, be consecrated

      2. to be hallowed

      3. consecrated, tabooed

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to show oneself sacred or majestic

      2. to be honoured, be treated as sacred

      3. to be holy

    3. (Piel)

      1. to set apart as sacred, consecrate, dedicate

      2. to observe as holy, keep sacred

      3. to honour as sacred, hallow

      4. to consecrate

    4. (Pual)

      1. to be consecrated

      2. consecrated, dedicated

    5. (Hiphil)

      1. to set apart, devote, consecrate

      2. to regard or treat as sacred or hallow

      3. to consecrate

    6. (Hithpael)

      1. to keep oneself apart or separate

      2. to cause Himself to be hallowed (of God)

      3. to be observed as holy

      4. to consecrate oneself

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קָדַשׁ qâdash, kaw-dash'; 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), × wholly.
STRONGS H6942: Abbreviations
קָּדַשׁ verb denominative be set apart, consecrated (Gerber238ff.); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular ק׳ Exodus 29:21; suffix קְדַשְׁתִּיךָ Isaiah 65:5; 3rd person masculine plural קָדֵ֑שׁוּ Numbers 17:2; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִקְדַּשׁ 1 Samuel 21:6; יִקְדָּ֑שׁ Exodus 29:37 +, etc.; —
1. be set apart, consecrated, hallowed, of shew-bread 1 Samuel 21:6 (dubious Passage, but compare especially RSSemitic i. 436; 2nd ed. 455 [also Drsm.293], who proposes יְקֻדַּשׁ); Aaron and his sons by blood Exodus 29:21 (P); other persons Isaiah 65:5 (Di; but
Pi. Gei RSSemitic i. 431; 2nd ed. 451 Che Du Buhl).
2. be hallowed, by contact with sacred things, and so tabooed from profane use, of forfeited to sanctuary Exodus 29:37; Exodus 30:29; Leviticus 6:11; Leviticus 6:20 Numbers 17:2; Numbers 17:3 (P), Haggai 2:12.
3. consecrated, tabooed (above) Deuteronomy 22:9 (law against mixtures).
Niph. Perfect. 3rd person masculine singular נִקְדַּשׁ Isaiah 5:16; Exodus 29:43, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיִּקָּדֵשׁ Numbers 20:13; 1st person singular אֶקָּדֵשׁ Leviticus 10:3; Infinitive construct. suffix הִקָּֽדְשִׁי Ezekiel 36:23; Ezekiel 38:16; —
1. shew oneself sacred, majestic: c. בְּ person, + לְעֵינֵי Ezekiel 20:41; Ezekiel 28:25; Ezekiel 36:23; Ezekiel 38:16; Ezekiel 39:27; with בְּ Isaiah 5:16; Ezekiel 28:22, compare Numbers 20:13 (P).
2. be honoured or treated as sacred || נכבד Leviticus 10:3 (P); opposed to חלּלשׁם Leviticus 22:32 (P).
3. be consecrated, dedicated, by כבוד י׳ Exodus 29:43 (P).
Pi. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular קִדַּשׁ Numbers 6:11; 1 Kings 8:64, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יְקַדֵּשׁ Genesis 2:3 +, etc.; Imperative masculine singular קַדֵּשׁ Joshua 7:13; קַדֶּשֿׁ Exodus 13:2, etc.; Infinitive construct קַדֵּשׁ Exodus 29:1 +, etc.; Participle מְקַדֵּשׁ Exodus 37:28; suffix מְקַדִּשְׁכֶם Exodus 31:13 +, etc.; —
1. set apart as sacred, consecrate, dedicate:
a. places: Sinai 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 meeting Exodus 29:44 (P); place of sacrifice 1 Kings 8:64 2 Chronicles 7:7; gate Nehemiah 3:1 (twice in verse); — Ezekiel 7:24 see מִקְדָּשׁ below
b. wave-offering Exodus 29:27 (P).
c. persons: priests Exodus 28:3, 41; Exodus 29:1, 33, 44; Exodus 30:30; Exodus 40:13; Leviticus 8:12, 30; firstborn Exodus 13:2 (P); keepers of ark 1 Samuel 7:1.
d. 7th day (by God) Genesis 2:3; Exodus 20:11 (P).
2. observe as holy, keep sacred: feasts, Sabbath Exodus 20:8 = Deuteronomy 5:12 (Decal.), Jeremiah 17:22, 24, 27; Ezekiel 20:20; Ezekiel 44:24; Nehemiah 13:22; fast Joel 1:14; Joel 2:15; year of Jubilee Leviticus 25:10 (P); so עצרה לבעל 2 Kings 10:20.
3. honour as sacred, hallow:
a. God Deuteronomy 32:51, his name Exodus 36:23.
b. priest Leviticus 21:8 (H).
4. consecrate by purification:
a. places, house of י׳ 2 Chronicles 29:5, 17 (twice in verse), alter מִטֻּמְאֹת, Leviticus 16:19.
b. people העם Joshua 7:13 (J), Ezekiel 44:10; Ezekiel 46:20; by washing Exodus 19:10, 14 (E); קהל for fast Joel 2:16; Nazirite Numbers 6:11 (P), sons of Job Job 1:5; family for sacrifice 1 Samuel 16:5.
c. war, or warriors, from custom of opening campaign by sacrifice, (עַל) מִלְחָמָה ק׳ Jeremiah 6:4; Joel 4:9; Micah 3:5; Jeremiah 22:7; Jeremiah 51:27, 28.
d. of God, keeping his people pure and sacred: אני יהוה מְקַדֵּשׁ Exodus 31:13; Leviticus 20:8; Leviticus 21:8, 15, 23; Leviticus 22:9, 16, 32 (H), Ezekiel 20:12; Ezekiel 37:28.
Pu. Participle מְקֻדָּשׁ Ezekiel 48:11, etc.; — consecrated, dedicated: priests 2 Chronicles 26:18; Ezekiel 48:11 (read plural), things 2 Chronicles 31:6, feasts Ezra 3:5, warriors Isaiah 13:3.
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הִקְדִּישׁ Zephaniah 1:7 +, etc.; Imperfect יַקְדּישׁ Leviticus 27:16 + 4 times, יַקְדִּשׁ Leviticus 27:14, etc.; Imperative suffix הַקְדִּשֵׁם Jeremiah 12:3; Infinitive absolute הַקְדֵּשׁ Judges 17:3; construct הַקְדִּישׁ 2 Chronicles 2:3 +, etc.; Participle מַקְדִּישׁ Leviticus 27:15 +, etc.
1. set apart, devote, consecrate:
a. places, temple 2 Chronicles 2:3, city Joshua 20:7 (P).
b. things Exodus 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); money Judges 17:3 (twice in verse); spoil 2 Samuel 8:11 (twice in verse) = 1 Chronicles 18:11; field Leviticus 27:16, 17, 18, 19, 22 (H); house Leviticus 27:14, 15 (H); firstlings Deuteronomy 15:19 (D) Leviticus 27:26 (H).
c. of God: consecrate temple 1 Kings 9:3, 7 2 Chronicles 7:16, 20; 30:8; 36:14; prophet Jeremiah 1:5; firstborn Numbers 3:13; Numbers 8:17 (P); devote wicked (as sheep) for sacrifice Jeremiah 12:3.
2. regard, or treat, as sacred, hallow: God Isaiah 8:13; Isaiah 29:23 (twice in verse); + לְעֵינֵי person Numbers 20:12; Numbers 27:14.
3. consecrate by purification: vessels 2 Chronicles 29:19; persons for Passover 2 Chronicles 30:17; guests for sacrificial feast Zephaniah 1:7 (God subject).
Hithp. Perfect, 1st person singular הִתְקַדִּשְׁתִּי Ezekiel 38:23, 2nd person masculine plural (consecutive) דִּשְׁתֶּם - Leviticus 11:44; Leviticus 20:7, 3rd person plural הִתְקַדָּ֑שׁוּ 2 Chronicles 5:11; 30:17, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִתְקַדְּשׁוּ 2 Chronicles 29:34 +; יִתְקַדָּ֑שׁוּ Exodus 19:22; Imperative masculine plural הִתְקַדְּשׁוּ Numbers 11:18 +; הִתְקַדָּ֑שׁוּ Joshua 3:5; Infinitive construct הִתְקַדֵּשֹׁ 2 Chronicles 29:34; הִתְקַדֶּשֿׁ Isaiah 30:29; Perfect feminine singular מִתְקַדֶּשֶׁת 2 Samuel 11:4; plural מִתְקַדְּשִׁים Isaiah 66:17; —
1. keep oneself apart from unclean things Leviticus 11:44; Leviticus 20:7 (P).
2. of God, cause himself to be hallowed, לְעֵינֵי גּוֺיִם Ezekiel 38:23.
3. be observed as holy, of feast Isaiah 30:29.
4. consecrate oneself by purification, of priests and Levites Exodus 19:22 (J), 1 Chronicles 15:12, 14; 2 Chronicles 5:11; 29:5, 15, 34 (twice in verse); 2 Chronicles 30:3, 15, 24; 31:18; 35:6; of people Numbers 11:18; Joshua 3:5; Joshua 7:13 (J) 1 Samuel 16:5; 2 Chronicles 30:17; Isaiah 66:17; woman 2 Samuel 11:4 she having (just) purified herself מִטֻּמְאָתָהּ RsK. 276 Dr HPS.
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Strong's Number H6942 matches the Hebrew קָדַשׁ (qāḏaš),
which occurs 172 times in 153 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 4 (Lev 27:17–2Ch 29:19)

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:17 - If the field is dedicated to the LORD in the Year of Jubilee, then the entire assessment will apply.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:18 - But if the field is dedicated after the Year of Jubilee, the priest will assess the land’s value in proportion to the number of years left until the next Year of Jubilee. Its assessed value is reduced each year.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:19 - If the person who dedicated the field wants to buy it back, he must pay the value set by the priest, plus 20 percent. Then the field will again be legally his.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:22 - “If someone dedicates to the LORD a field he has purchased but which is not part of his family property,
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:26 - “You may not dedicate a firstborn animal to the LORD, for the firstborn of your cattle, sheep, and goats already belong to him.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:13 - for all the firstborn males are mine. On the day I struck down all the firstborn sons of the Egyptians, I set apart for myself all the firstborn in Israel, both of people and of animals. They are mine; I am the LORD.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:11 - The priest will offer one of the birds for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. In this way, he will purify them[fn] from the guilt they incurred through contact with the dead body. Then they must reaffirm their commitment and let their hair begin to grow again.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:1 - On the day Moses set up the Tabernacle, he anointed it and set it apart as holy. He also anointed and set apart all its furnishings and the altar with its utensils.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:17 - For all the firstborn males among the people of Israel are mine, both of people and of animals. I set them apart for myself on the day I struck down all the firstborn sons of the Egyptians.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:18 - “And say to the people, ‘Purify yourselves, for tomorrow you will have meat to eat. You were whining, and the LORD heard you when you cried, “Oh, for some meat! We were better off in Egypt!” Now the LORD will give you meat, and you will have to eat it.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:37 - “Tell Eleazar son of Aaron the priest to pull all the incense burners from the fire, for they are holy. Also tell him to scatter the burning coals.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:38 - Take the incense burners of these men who have sinned at the cost of their lives, and hammer the metal into a thin sheet to overlay the altar. Since these burners were used in the LORD’s presence, they have become holy. Let them serve as a warning to the people of Israel.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:12 - But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust me enough to demonstrate my holiness to the people of Israel, you will not lead them into the land I am giving them!”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:13 - This place was known as the waters of Meribah (which means “arguing”) because there the people of Israel argued with the LORD, and there he demonstrated his holiness among them.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 27:14 - for you both rebelled against my instructions in the wilderness of Zin. When the people of Israel rebelled, you failed to demonstrate my holiness to them at the waters.” (These are the waters of Meribah at Kadesh[fn] in the wilderness of Zin.)
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:12 - “Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:19 - “You must set aside for the LORD your God all the firstborn males from your flocks and herds. Do not use the firstborn of your herds to work your fields, and do not shear the firstborn of your flocks.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:9 - “You must not plant any other crop between the rows of your vineyard. If you do, you are forbidden to use either the grapes from the vineyard or the other crop.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:51 - For both of you betrayed me with the Israelites at the waters of Meribah at Kadesh[fn] in the wilderness of Zin. You failed to demonstrate my holiness to the people of Israel there.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:5 - Then Joshua told the people, “Purify yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do great wonders among you.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:13 - “Get up! Command the people to purify themselves in preparation for tomorrow. For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Hidden among you, O Israel, are things set apart for the LORD. You will never defeat your enemies until you remove these things from among you.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 20:7 - The following cities were designated as cities of refuge: Kedesh of Galilee, in the hill country of Naphtali; Shechem, in the hill country of Ephraim; and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:3 - He returned the money to her, and she said, “I now dedicate these silver coins to the LORD. In honor of my son, I will have an image carved and an idol cast.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:1 - So the men of Kiriath-jearim came to get the Ark of the LORD. They took it to the hillside home of Abinadab and ordained Eleazar, his son, to be in charge of it.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:5 - “Yes,” Samuel replied. “I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Purify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” Then Samuel performed the purification rite for Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice, too.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:5 - “Don’t worry,” David replied. “I never allow my men to be with women when they are on a campaign. And since they stay clean even on ordinary trips, how much more on this one!”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:11 - King David dedicated all these gifts to the LORD, as he did with the silver and gold from the other nations he had defeated—
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:4 - Then David sent messengers to get her; and when she came to the palace, he slept with her. She had just completed the purification rites after having her menstrual period. Then she returned home.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:64 - That same day the king consecrated the central area of the courtyard in front of the LORD’s Temple. He offered burnt offerings, grain offerings, and the fat of peace offerings there, because the bronze altar in the LORD’s presence was too small to hold all the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:3 - The LORD said to him, “I have heard your prayer and your petition. I have set this Temple apart to be holy—this place you have built where my name will be honored forever. I will always watch over it, for it is dear to my heart.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:7 - then I will uproot Israel from this land that I have given them. I will reject this Temple that I have made holy to honor my name. I will make Israel an object of mockery and ridicule among the nations.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:20 - Then Jehu ordered, “Prepare a solemn assembly to worship Baal!” So they did.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:18 - King Joash collected all the sacred objects that Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, the previous kings of Judah, had dedicated, along with what he himself had dedicated. He sent them all to Hazael, along with all the gold in the treasuries of the LORD’s Temple and the royal palace. So Hazael called off his attack on Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:12 - He said to them, “You are the leaders of the Levite families. You must purify yourselves and all your fellow Levites, so you can bring the Ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:14 - So the priests and the Levites purified themselves in order to bring the Ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:11 - King David dedicated all these gifts to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had taken from the other nations—from Edom, Moab, Ammon, Philistia, and Amalek.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:13 - The sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart to dedicate the most holy things, to offer sacrifices in the LORD’s presence, to serve the LORD, and to pronounce blessings in his name forever.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:26 - Shelomoth and his relatives were in charge of the treasuries containing the gifts that King David, the family leaders, and the generals and captains[fn] and other officers of the army had dedicated to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:27 - These men dedicated some of the plunder they had gained in battle to maintain the house of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:28 - Shelomoth[fn] and his relatives also cared for the gifts dedicated to the LORD by Samuel the seer, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah. All the other dedicated gifts were in their care, too.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:4 - I am about to build a Temple to honor the name of the LORD my God. It will be a place set apart to burn fragrant incense before him, to display the special sacrificial bread, and to sacrifice burnt offerings each morning and evening, on the Sabbaths, at new moon celebrations, and at the other appointed festivals of the LORD our God. He has commanded Israel to do these things forever.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:11 - Then the priests left the Holy Place. All the priests who were present had purified themselves, whether or not they were on duty that day.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:7 - Solomon then consecrated the central area of the courtyard in front of the LORD’s Temple. He offered burnt offerings and the fat of peace offerings there, because the bronze altar he had built could not hold all the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and sacrificial fat.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:16 - For I have chosen this Temple and set it apart to be holy—a place where my name will be honored forever. I will always watch over it, for it is dear to my heart.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:20 - then I will uproot the people from this land that I have given them. I will reject this Temple that I have made holy to honor my name. I will make it an object of mockery and ridicule among the nations.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:18 - They confronted King Uzziah and said, “It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the LORD. That is the work of the priests alone, the descendants of Aaron who are set apart for this work. Get out of the sanctuary, for you have sinned. The LORD God will not honor you for this!”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:5 - He said to them, “Listen to me, you Levites! Purify yourselves, and purify the Temple of the LORD, the God of your ancestors. Remove all the defiled things from the sanctuary.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:15 - These men called together their fellow Levites, and they all purified themselves. Then they began to cleanse the Temple of the LORD, just as the king had commanded. They were careful to follow all the LORD’s instructions in their work.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:17 - They began the work in early spring, on the first day of the new year,[fn] and in eight days they had reached the entry room of the LORD’s Temple. Then they purified the Temple of the LORD itself, which took another eight days. So the entire task was completed in sixteen days.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:19 - We have also recovered all the items discarded by King Ahaz when he was unfaithful and closed the Temple. They are now in front of the altar of the LORD, purified and ready for use.”

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