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Lexicon :: Strong's H6946 - qāḏēš

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קָדֵשׁ
Transliteration
qāḏēš
Pronunciation
kaw-dashe'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
The same as קָדֵשׁ (H6945)
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TWOT Reference: 1990e

Strong’s Definitions

קָדֵשׁ Qâdêsh, kaw-dashe'; the same as H6945; sanctuary; Kadesh, a place in the Desert:—Kadesh. Compare H6947.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

The KJV translates Strong's H6946 in the following manner: Kadesh (17x), Meribahkadesh (with H4808) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x
The KJV translates Strong's H6946 in the following manner: Kadesh (17x), Meribahkadesh (with H4808) (1x).

  1. Kadesh = "holy"

    1. a city in the extreme south of Judah

      1. same as 'Kedesh' and 'Kadesh-barnea'

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קָדֵשׁ Qâdêsh, kaw-dashe'; the same as H6945; sanctuary; Kadesh, a place in the Desert:—Kadesh. Compare H6947.
STRONGS H6946: Abbreviations
† 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 Genesis 16:14 (J), Genesis 20:1 (E), in פָּארָן מִדְבַּר Numbers 13:26 (P), specifically צִן מ׳ Numbers 20:1; Numbers 33:36, compare קָדֵשׁ מ׳ Psalm 29:8; on western border of Edom Numbers 20:16 (E), Numbers 33:37 (P), compare Numbers 20:14 (E), Numbers 20:22 (P), Judges 11:16, 17 (hence RobBR ii. 175, 194 sought it at `Ain Weibeh, in west of Arabah); long adobe of Israel during Exodus. Deuteronomy 1:46; מֵי מְרִיבַת ק׳ Numbers 27:14 (compare Numbers 20:1-13), Deuteronomy 32:51 (P), Ezekiel 47:19 (read מְרִיבַת), Ezekiel 48:28,
[compare H6944 Deuteronomy 33:2 (see קֹדֶשׁ near the end)];
[compare H5880 מִשְׁפָּט עֵין Genesis 14:7]; =
[H6947 בַּרְנֵעַ ק׳ (meaning of ב׳ unknown; Greek Version of the LXX Kings (τοῦ) βαρνη); — Numbers 32:8 (J), Deuteronomy 1:2, 19; Deuteronomy 2:14; Deuteronomy 9:23; Joshua 10:41 (D), Numbers 34:4; Joshua 15:3 (P)]; —
modern ‘Ain Ḳadîs (Ḳudais, bdb087401), approximately 50 miles south of Beersheba, J.Rowlands (1842) see GWilliamsHoly City, 464 f., and especially HCTrumbull (1881)Kadesh Barnea, 238-321.
2. Hittite capital on the Orontes, north of Damascus, towards Hamath (Egyptian Ḳdš, Ḳdšu, Ḳdše WMMAs.u.Eur.213 ff.); — [H8483 2 Samuel 24:6] LXX of Lucian (Lag.) We Dr Kit Bu Löhr, reading אֶרֶץ הַחִתִּים קָדֵ֫שָׁה for MT תַּחְתִּים חָדְשִׁי א׳ (הַחִתִּים already HiGeschichte. Israel i. 29; קָדֵ֫שָׁה Th, קֶ֫דְשָׁה Klo, of קֶדֶשׁ in Naphtali); HPS doubts.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

16:14; 20:1

Numbers

13:26; 20:1; 20:1; 20:2; 20:3; 20:4; 20:5; 20:6; 20:7; 20:8; 20:9; 20:10; 20:11; 20:12; 20:13; 20:14; 20:16; 20:22; 27:14; 33:36; 33:37

Deuteronomy

1:46; 32:51

Judges

11:16; 11:17

Psalms

29:8

Ezekiel

47:19; 48:28

H6946

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6946 matches the Hebrew קָדֵשׁ (qāḏēš),
which occurs 18 times in 18 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:7 - Then they turned back and went to En Mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they conquered the whole territory of the Amalekites, as well as the Amorites who were living in Hazezon Tamar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 16:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:14 - That is why the well was called Beer Lahai Roi[fn]; it is still there, between Kadesh and Bered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:1 - Now Abraham moved on from there into the region of the Negev and lived between Kadesh and Shur. For a while he stayed in Gerar,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 13:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:26 - They came back to Moses and Aaron and the whole Israelite community at Kadesh in the Desert of Paran. There they reported to them and to the whole assembly and showed them the fruit of the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:1 - In the first month the whole Israelite community arrived at the Desert of Zin, and they stayed at Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 20:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:14 - Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, saying: “This is what your brother Israel says: You know about all the hardships that have come on us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 20:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:16 - but when we cried out to the LORD, he heard our cry and sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt. “Now we are here at Kadesh, a town on the edge of your territory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 20:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:22 - The whole Israelite community set out from Kadesh and came to Mount Hor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 27:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 27:14 - for when the community rebelled at the waters in the Desert of Zin, both of you disobeyed my command to honor me as holy before their eyes.” (These were the waters of Meribah Kadesh, in the Desert of Zin.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 33:36

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:36 - They left Ezion Geber and camped at Kadesh, in the Desert of Zin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 33:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:37 - They left Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, on the border of Edom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:46

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:46 - And so you stayed in Kadesh many days—all the time you spent there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:51

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:51 - This is because both of you broke faith with me in the presence of the Israelites at the waters of Meribah Kadesh in the Desert of Zin and because you did not uphold my holiness among the Israelites.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:16 - But when they came up out of Egypt, Israel went through the wilderness to the Red Sea[fn] and on to Kadesh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:17 - Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Give us permission to go through your country,’ but the king of Edom would not listen. They sent also to the king of Moab, and he refused. So Israel stayed at Kadesh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 29:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:8 - The voice of the LORD shakes the desert; the LORD shakes the Desert of Kadesh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 47:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:19 - “On the south side it will run from Tamar as far as the waters of Meribah Kadesh, then along the Wadi of Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea. This will be the southern boundary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 48:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:28 - “The southern boundary of Gad will run south from Tamar to the waters of Meribah Kadesh, then along the Wadi of Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea.
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