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H6944
Hebrew
Original Word
קֹדֶשׁTransliteration
qôdesh
Pronunciation
ko'-desh
Definition
from קָדַשׁ; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity; consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.
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Vine's Expository Dictionary
Holy
"holy." The Semitic languages have two separate original forms of the root. The one signifies "pure" and "devoted," as in Akkadian qadistu and in Hebr…
Sanctify (To)
"to sanctify, be holy." This verb also appears in Phoenician, biblical Aramaic, and Ethiopic. In Ugaritic q-d-s signifies "sanctuary," and in Old Baby…