STRONGS NUMBER H6942


Word Summary
qadash: to be set apart or consecrated
Original Word: קָדַשׁ
Transliteration: qadash
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-dash')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to be set apart or consecrated
Meaning: to be set apart or consecrated
Strong's Concordance
appoint, bid, consecrate, dedicate, defile, hallow, be holy,

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), X wholly.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

H6942. qadash

קָּדַשׁverb denominative be set apart, consecrated (Gerber238ff.); —

Qal Perfect3masculine singular ׳קExodus 29:21; suffix קְדַשְׁתִּיךָIsaiah 65:5; 3masculine plural קָדֵ֑שׁוּNumbers 17:2; Imperfect3masculine singular יִקְדַּשׁ1 Samuel 21:6; יִקְדָּ֑שׁExodus 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`el 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; 30:29; Leviticus 6:11; 6:20 Numbers 17:2; 17:3 (P), Haggai 2:12.

3 consecrated, tabooed (above) Deuteronomy 22:9 (law against mixtures).

Niph`al Perfect. 3 masculine singular נִקְדַּשׁIsaiah 5:16; Exodus 29:43, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular וַיִּקָּדֵשׁNumbers 20:13; 1singular אֶקָּדֵשׁLeviticus 10:3; Infinitive construct. suffix הִקָּֽדְשִׁיEzekiel 36:23; 38:16; —

1 shew oneself sacred, majestic:

c. בְּ‎ person, + לְעֵינֵיEzekiel 20:41; 28:25; 36:23; 38:16; 39:27; with בְּIsaiah 5:16; Ezekiel 28:22, compare Numbers 20:13 (P).

2 be honoured or treated as sacred "" נכבדLeviticus 10:3 (P); opposed to חלּלשׁם22:32 (P).

3 be consecrated, dedicated, by י ׳כבודExodus 29:43 (P).

Pi`el Perfect3masculine singular קִדַּשׁNumbers 6:11; 1 Kings 8:64, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יְקַדֵּשׁGenesis 2:3 +, etc.; Imperative masculine singular קַדֵּשׁJoshua 7:13; קַדֶּשֿׁExodus 13:2, etc.; Infinitive construct קַדֵּשׁ29:1 +, etc.; Participle מְקַדֵּשׁ37:28; suffix מְקַדִּשְׁכֶם31:13 +, etc.; —

1 set apart as sacred, consecrate, dedicate:

a. places: Sinai Exodus 19:23 (J), alter, etc., 29:36-37, 30:29 (P), tabernacle, etc. 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; 29:1, 33, 44; 30:30; 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; 44:24; Nehemiah 13:22; fast Joel 1:14; 2:15; year of Jubilee Leviticus 25:10 (P); so לבעל עצרה2 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 ׳י2 Chronicles 29:5, 17 (twice in verse), alter מִטֻּמְאֹת‎, Leviticus 16:19.

b. people העםJoshua 7:13 (J), Ezekiel 44:10; 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) ׳ק מִלְחָמָהJeremiah 6:4; Joel 4:9; Micah 3:5; Jeremiah 22:7; 51:27-28,.

d. of God, keeping his people pure and sacred: מְקַדֵּשׁ יהוה אניExodus 31:13; Leviticus 20:8; 21:8, 15, 23; 22:9, 16, 32 (H), Ezekiel 20:12; 37:28.

Pu`al Participle מְקֻדָּשׁEzekiel 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`il Perfect3masculine singular הִקְדִּישׁZephaniah 1:7 +, etc.; Imperfect יַקְדּישׁLeviticus 27:16 4t., יַקְדִּשׁ27:14, etc.; Imperative suffix הַקְדִּשֵׁםJeremiah 12:3; Infinitive absolute הַקְדֵּשׁJudges 17:3; construct הַקְדִּישׁ2 Chronicles 2:3 +, etc.; Participle מַקְדִּישׁLeviticus 27:15 +, etc.

1 set apart, devote, consecrate:

a. places, temple2 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; 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 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; 8:17 (P); devote wicked (as sheep) for sacrifice Jeremiah 12:3.

2 regard, or treat, as sacred, hallow: God Isaiah 8:13; 29:23 (twice in verse); + לְעֵינֵי‎ person Numbers 20:12; 27:14.

3 consecrate by purification: vessels 2 Chronicles 29:19; persons for Passover 30:17; guests for sacrificial feast Zephaniah 1:7 (God subject).

Hithpa`el Perfect, 1 singular הִתְקַדִּשְׁתִּיEzekiel 38:23, 2masculine plural (consecutive) דִּשְׁתֶּם‎- Leviticus 11:44; 20:7, 3plural הִתְקַדָּ֑שׁוּ2 Chronicles 5:11; 30:17, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יִתְקַדְּשׁוּ29:34 +; יִתְקַדָּ֑שׁוּExodus 19:22; Imperative masculine plural הִתְקַדְּשׁוּNumbers 11:18 +; הִתְקַדָּ֑שׁוּJoshua 3:5; Infinitive construct הִתְקַדֵּשֹׁ2 Chronicles 29:34; הִתְקַדֶּשֿׁIsaiah 30:29; Perfect feminine singular מִתְקַדֶּשֶׁת2 Samuel 11:4; plural מִתְקַדְּשִׁיםIsaiah 66:17; —

1 keep oneself apart from unclean things Leviticus 11:44; 20:7 (P).

2 of God, cause himself to be hallowed, גּוֺיִם לְעֵינֵיEzekiel 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); 30:3, 15, 24; 31:18; 35:6; of people Numbers 11:18; Joshua 3:5; 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.