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Lexicon :: Strong's H6943 - qeḏeš

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קֶדֶשׁ
Transliteration
qeḏeš
Pronunciation
keh'-desh
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1990d

Strong’s Definitions

קֶדֶשׁ Qedesh, keh'-desh; from H6942; a sanctum; Kedesh, the name of four places in Palestine:—Kedesh.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's H6943 in the following manner: Kedesh (11x), Kedeshnaphtali (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's H6943 in the following manner: Kedesh (11x), Kedeshnaphtali (1x).

  1. Kedesh = "holy place"

    1. a city in the extreme south of Judah

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

    2. a city of Issachar allotted to the Gershonite Levites

    3. a fortified Canaanite city allotted to Naphtali

    4. a city of refuge in Naphtali

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קֶדֶשׁ Qedesh, keh'-desh; from H6942; a sanctum; Kedesh, the name of four places in Palestine:—Kedesh.
STRONGS H6943: Abbreviations
† קֶ֫דֶשׁ proper name, of a location (sanctuary) Καδης:
1. in Galilee Joshua 20:7; Joshua 21:32 (P), 1 Chronicles 6:61; Naphtali Joshua 19:37 (P), נַפְתָּלִי ק׳ Judges 4:6; = קֶדֶשׁ alone Joshua 12:22 (D; with king); Judges 4:9, 10 + Judges 4:11 (where possibly different place on sea of Galilee, see GFMJudg 117, 119), also 2 Kings 15:29; Tel Amarna †idši; Egyptian †dšë WMMAs.u.Eur.173,217; modern Kades, northwest of Lake Huleh; see RobBR iii. 366 ff. SurveyWP i. 226 ff. BuhlGeogr. 235 f.
2. Κεδες: city of refuge in Issachar 1 Chronicles 6:57 = קִשְׁיוֺן Joshua 21:28; possibly Tel Abu Kudeis [SurveyWP i. 69], approximately 2 miles southeast from Lejjun (Megiddo): compare BuhlGeogr. 209.
3. Καδης: in southern Judah; Joshua 15:23 (P) (= II. H6946 קָדֵשׁ 1 ? if so, then Masoretic distinction from קֶדֶשׁ in the north was here neglected).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Joshua

12:22; 15:23; 19:37; 20:7; 21:28; 21:32

Judges

4:6; 4:9; 4:10; 4:11

2 Kings

15:29

1 Chronicles

6:57; 6:61

H6943

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6943 matches the Hebrew קֶדֶשׁ (qeḏeš),
which occurs 12 times in 12 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 12:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:22 - The king of Kedesh
The king of Jokneam in Carmel

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:23 - Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 19:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:37 - Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 20:7

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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 21:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:32 - From the tribe of Naphtali they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three towns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:6 - One day she sent for Barak son of Abinoam, who lived in Kedesh in the land of Naphtali. She said to him, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, commands you: Call out 10,000 warriors from the tribes of Naphtali and Zebulun at Mount Tabor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:9 - “Very well,” she replied, “I will go with you. But you will receive no honor in this venture, for the LORD’s victory over Sisera will be at the hands of a woman.” So Deborah went with Barak to Kedesh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:10 - At Kedesh, Barak called together the tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali, and 10,000 warriors went up with him. Deborah also went with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:11 - Now Heber the Kenite, a descendant of Moses’ brother-in-law[fn] Hobab, had moved away from the other members of his tribe and pitched his tent by the oak of Zaanannim near Kedesh.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 15:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:29 - During Pekah’s reign, King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria attacked Israel again, and he captured the towns of Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, and Hazor. He also conquered the regions of Gilead, Galilee, and all of Naphtali, and he took the people to Assyria as captives.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:72

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:72 - From the territory of Issachar, they were given Kedesh, Daberath,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:76

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:76 - From the territory of Naphtali, they were given Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim, each with its pasturelands.
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