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Lexicon :: Strong's H6918 - qāḏôš

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קָדוֹשׁ
Transliteration
qāḏôš
Pronunciation
kaw-doshe'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1990b

Strong’s Definitions

קָדוֹשׁ qâdôwsh, kaw-doshe'; or קָדֹשׁ qâdôsh; from H6942; sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary:—holy (One), saint.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 116x

The KJV translates Strong's H6918 in the following manner: holy (65x), Holy One (39x), saint (12x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 116x
The KJV translates Strong's H6918 in the following manner: holy (65x), Holy One (39x), saint (12x).

  1. sacred, holy, Holy One, saint, set apart

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קָדוֹשׁ qâdôwsh, kaw-doshe'; or קָדֹשׁ qâdôsh; from H6942; sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary:—holy (One), saint.
STRONGS H6918: Abbreviations
† קָדוֺשׁ adjective sacred, holy; — absolute ק׳ Exodus 19:6 +; קָדשׁ Exodus 29:31 +; construct קְדוֺשׁ Isaiah 1:4 +; קְדשׁ Isaiah 49:7 + 2 times; suffix קְדשִׁי Habakkuk 1:12; קְדוֺשׁוֺ Isaiah 10:17; Isaiah 49:7 קְדוֺשְׁכֶם Isaiah 43:15; plural קְדוֺשִׁים Hosea 12:1 + 2 times, קְדשׁים Leviticus 11:44 + 16 times; suffix קְדשָׁיו Deuteronomy 33:3; Psalm 34:10, קְדשָׁו֯ Job 15:15; —
1. of God, as separate, apart, and so sacred, holy:
a. exalted on theophanic throne Isaiah 6:3 (3 times in verse), Psalm 22:4 heavenly throne Isaiah 57:15; in victory Isaiah 5:16; 1 Samuel 2:2; Psalm 99:3 (|| נוֺרָא), Psalm 99:5; Psalm 99:9; וְנוֺרָא ק׳ שְׁמוֺ Psalm 111:9.
b. separate from human infirmity, impurity, and sin: Joshua 24:19 (E), 1 Samuel 6:20; Habakkuk 1:12; קדושׁ אני כ׳ Leviticus 11:44, 45; Leviticus 19:2; Leviticus 20:26; Leviticus 21:8 (H); קדושׁ בְּקִרְבְּךָ Hosea 11:9; בישׂראל ק׳ Ezekiel 39:7.
c. קְדוֺשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל = divine name (originating from trisagion, Isaiah 6:3) Isaiah 1:4; Isaiah 5:19, 24; Isaiah 10:20; Isaiah 12:6; Isaiah 17:7; Isaiah 29:19; Isaiah 30:11, 12, 15; Isaiah 31:1; Is :2; Isaiah 41:14, 16, 20; Isaiah 43:3, 14; Isaiah 45:11; Isaiah 47:4; Isaiah 48:17; Isaiah 49:7; Isaiah 54:5; Isaiah 55:5; Isaiah 60:9, 14 elsewhere only 2 Kings 19:22 = Isaiah 37:23; Jeremiah 50:29; Jeremiah 51:5; Psalm 71:22; Psalm 78:41; Psalm 89:19; יעקב ק׳ Isaiah 29:23, קְדוֺשׁוֺ Isaiah 10:17; Isaiah 49:7, קְדוֺשְׁכֶם Isaiah 43:15; קָדוֺשׁ Isaiah 40:25; Habakkuk 3:3; Job 6:10, plural intensive שׁים (ו) קד Hosea 12:1; Proverbs 9:10; Proverbs 30:3.
2.
a. of place, sacred, holy, chambers of priests Ezekiel 42:13, camp of Israel Deuteronomy 23:15, + מָרוֺם of heaven Isaiah 57:15 (but of י׳ Du Ry, and [reading בְּק׳ as holy, ב essent.] Klo Che Marti); in following (often defective) pointing dubious, read probably קֹדֶשׁ 2: ם ק׳ (ו)מק of the court of tabernacle, Exodus 29:31; Leviticus 6:9; Leviticus 6:19; Leviticus 6:20; Leviticus 7:6; Leviticus 10:13; Leviticus 16:24; Leviticus 24:9 (P), of Jerusalem Ecclesiastes 8:10; מִשְׁכְּנֵי ק׳ עליון Psalm 46:5; הֵיכָלָ֑ךָ ק׳ Psalm 65:5.
b. persons: priests Leviticus 21:7, 8; Numbers 16:5, 7 (P), Aaron Psalm 106:16, Levites 2 Chronicles 35:3, prophet 2 Kings 4:9, Nazirite Numbers 6:5, 8 (P), Israel גּוֺי ק׳ Exodus 19:6 (E), עם ק׳ Deuteronomy 7:6; Deuteronomy 14:2, 21; Deuteronomy 26:19; Deuteronomy 28:9; כָּלהָֿעֵדָה Numbers 16:3 (P); remnant in Jerusalem Isaiah 4:3; קדשׁים sacred Leviticus 11:44, 45; Leviticus 19:2; Leviticus 20:7, 26; Leviticus 21:6; Numbers 15:40; קדשׁים sacred ones, saints Deuteronomy 33:3 (song), Psalm 16:3; Psalm 34:10; Daniel 8:24.
c. angels, Psalm 89:6; Psalm 89:8; Job 5:1; Job 15:15; Zechariah 14:5; Daniel 8:13 (twice in verse).
d. מים קדשׁים Numbers 5:17 holy water.
e. time (לי׳) הַיּוֺם ק׳ Nehemiah 8:9, 10, 11; קְדוֺשׁ י׳ Isaiah 58:13, of Sabbath. — (compare Biblical Aramaic קַדִּישׁ).

Biblical Aramaic

קדשׁ (√ of following; Targum Syriac; see Biblical Hebrew id., קָדוֺשׁ above).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

19:6; 19:6; 29:31; 29:31

Leviticus

6:9; 6:19; 6:20; 7:6; 10:13; 11:44; 11:44; 11:44; 11:45; 11:45; 16:24; 19:2; 19:2; 20:7; 20:26; 20:26; 21:6; 21:7; 21:8; 21:8; 24:9

Numbers

5:17; 6:5; 6:8; 15:40; 16:3; 16:5; 16:7

Deuteronomy

7:6; 14:2; 14:21; 23:15; 26:19; 28:9; 33:3; 33:3

Joshua

24:19

1 Samuel

2:2; 6:20

2 Kings

4:9; 19:22

2 Chronicles

35:3

Nehemiah

8:9; 8:10; 8:11

Job

5:1; 6:10; 15:15; 15:15

Psalms

16:3; 22:4; 34:10; 34:10; 46:5; 65:5; 71:22; 78:41; 89:6; 89:8; 89:19; 99:3; 99:5; 99:9; 106:16; 111:9

Proverbs

9:10; 30:3

Ecclesiastes

8:10

Isaiah

1:4; 1:4; 4:3; 5:16; 5:19; 5:24; 6:3; 6:3; 10:17; 10:17; 10:20; 12:6; 17:7; 29:19; 29:23; 30:11; 30:12; 30:15; 31:1; 37:23; 40:25; 41:14; 41:16; 41:20; 43:3; 43:14; 43:15; 43:15; 45:11; 47:4; 48:17; 49:7; 49:7; 49:7; 49:7; 54:5; 55:5; 57:15; 57:15; 58:13; 60:9; 60:14

Jeremiah

50:29; 51:5

Ezekiel

39:7; 42:13

Daniel

8:13; 8:24

Hosea

11:9; 12:1; 12:1

Habakkuk

1:12; 1:12; 3:3

Zechariah

14:5

H6918

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Strong's Number H6918 matches the Hebrew קָדוֹשׁ (qāḏôš),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in 'Deu' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:6 - “For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:2 - For you are a people holy to the LORD your God, and the LORD has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:21 - “You shall not eat anything that has died naturally. You may give it to the sojourner who is within your towns, that he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. “You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:14 - Because the LORD your God walks in the midst of your camp, to deliver you and to give up your enemies before you, therefore your camp must be holy, so that he may not see anything indecent among you and turn away from you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:19 - and that he will set you in praise and in fame and in honor high above all nations that he has made, and that you shall be a people holy to the LORD your God, as he promised.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:9 - The LORD will establish you as a people holy to himself, as he has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the LORD your God and walk in his ways.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:3 - Yes, he loved his people,[fn]
all his holy ones were in his[fn] hand;
so they followed[fn] in your steps,
receiving direction from you,
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