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Lexicon :: Strong's H6948 - qᵊḏēšâ

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קְדֵשָׁה
Transliteration
qᵊḏēšâ
Pronunciation
ked-ay-shaw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: TWOT 1990c

Strong’s Definitions

קְדֵשָׁה qᵉdêshâh, ked-ay-shaw'; feminine of H6945; a female devotee (i.e. prostitute):—harlot, whore.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H6948 in the following manner: harlot (4x), whore (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H6948 in the following manner: harlot (4x), whore (1x).

  1. female temple prostitute, harlot

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קְדֵשָׁה qᵉdêshâh, ked-ay-shaw'; feminine of H6945; a female devotee (i.e. prostitute):—harlot, whore.
STRONGS H6948: Abbreviations
קְדֵשָׁה (woman) Deuteronomy 23:18 [Deuteronomy 23:17]; plural קְדֵשׁוֺת Hosea 4:14; = harlot, feminine singular Genesis 38:21 (twice in verse); Genesis 38:22 (J).

This is a portion of the full BDB entry H6945.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

38:21; 38:22

Deuteronomy

23:17

Hosea

4:14

H6948

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6948 matches the Hebrew קְדֵשָׁה (qᵊḏēšâ),
which occurs 5 times in 4 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:21 - So he asked the men who lived there, “Where can I find the shrine prostitute who was sitting beside the road at the entrance to Enaim?”
“We’ve never had a shrine prostitute here,” they replied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:22 - So Hirah returned to Judah and told him, “I couldn’t find her anywhere, and the men of the village claim they’ve never had a shrine prostitute there.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:17 - “No Israelite, whether man or woman, may become a temple prostitute.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:14 - But why should I punish them
for their prostitution and adultery?
For your men are doing the same thing,
sinning with whores and shrine prostitutes.
O foolish people! You refuse to understand,
so you will be destroyed.
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