קֹדֶשׁ (qodesh) — holiness / holy / holy place

Form 1

Part of speech: nsm

Related lemmas: קדשׁ

Sense 1: holiness, holy

Semantic domains: Holy (002001001030)

Core domains: Holy and Common (079)

Definition: = state in which a deity differs from humans and other deities in that he cannot be associated with anything that is in any way profane or tainted by sin or other impurities, which is a quality that he desires to see in everything else as well

Show passage in OET: EXO 15:11

OET-RV EXO 15:11

⇔  11 Which other god is like you, Yahweh?
⇔ Who else is so powerful and yet sinless,
⇔ receiving praises for doing miracles?

OET-LV EXO 15:11

11 Who is_like_you among_gods Oh_YHWH who is_like_you glorious in_holiness awesome praises doing _of (of)_wonder[s].

Show passage in OET: DEU 33:2

OET-RV DEU 33:2

2 “Yahweh came from Mt. Sinay came
⇔ ≈ and appeared to them from Mt. Se’ir—
⇔ shining out from Mt. Paran.
⇔ He came with ten thousands of holy ones,
⇔ holding lightning for them in his right hand.

OET-LV DEU 33:2

2 And_he _said YHWH from_Şīnay he _came and_he _dawned from_Sēˊīr to_them he _shone _forth from_hill of _Pāʼrān and_he _came from_ten _thousands _of holy _one[s] was_from_his _right _of_hand fire _of for_them.

Jump to OET EXO 15:11 section.

Jump to OET DEU 33:2 section.

All 4 recorded passages for this sense

EXO: OET EXO 15:11

DEU: OET DEU 33:2

PSA: OET PSA 89:35

AMO: OET AMO 4:2

Sense 2: holiness, holy

Semantic domains: Holy (002001001030)

Core domains: Holy and Common (079)

Definition: = state in which by which humans or objects have become part of the realm of God and his service ► and therefore no longer accessible to humans unless they have gone through special rituals

Antonyms: חֹל

Show passage in OET: EXO 3:5

OET-RV EXO 3:5

5 “Don’t come any closer,” Yahweh said. “Take off your sandals because the place where you’re standing is HOLY ground.

OET-LV EXO 3:5

5 And_he/it _said do _not draw _near here take _off sandals _of_your from_under feet _of_your if/because the_place which you are_standing on/upon/above_him/it is_ground _of holiness it.

Show passage in OET: EXO 12:16

OET-RV EXO 12:16

16 On the first day, you all must gather for a sacred assembly, and similarly on the seventh day. No work can be done on those days other than meal preparation.

OET-LV EXO 12:16

16 And_will_on _the _day (the)_first a _convocation _of holiness and_on_day the_seventh a _convocation _of holiness it _will _be to/for_you(pl) any _of work not it _will _be _done in/among_them only that_which it _will _be _eaten to/from_all/each/any/every person it for_him/it_being _alone it _will _be _done by_you(pl).

Jump to OET EXO 3:5 section.

Jump to OET EXO 12:16 section.

All 289 recorded passages for this sense

EXO: OET EXO 3:5 · OET EXO 12:16 · OET EXO 15:13 · OET EXO 16:23 · OET EXO 22:31 · OET EXO 28:2 · OET EXO 28:4 · OET EXO 28:36 · OET EXO 28:38 · OET EXO 29:6 · OET EXO 29:29 · OET EXO 29:33–34 · OET EXO 29:37 · OET EXO 30:10 · OET EXO 30:25 · OET EXO 30:29 · OET EXO 30:31–32 · OET EXO 30:35–37 · OET EXO 31:10 · OET EXO 31:14–15 · OET EXO 35:2 · OET EXO 35:19 · OET EXO 35:21 · OET EXO 37:29 · OET EXO 39:1 · OET EXO 39:30 · OET EXO 39:41 · OET EXO 40:9–10 · OET EXO 40:13

LEV: OET LEV 2:3 · OET LEV 2:10 · OET LEV 5:15–16 · OET LEV 6:17 · OET LEV 6:25 · OET LEV 6:29 · OET LEV 7:1 · OET LEV 7:6 · OET LEV 8:9 · OET LEV 10:10 · OET LEV 10:12 · OET LEV 10:17 · OET LEV 14:13 · OET LEV 16:2 · OET LEV 16:4 · OET LEV 16:32 · OET LEV 19:8 · OET LEV 19:24 · OET LEV 20:3 · OET LEV 21:6 · OET LEV 21:22 · OET LEV 22:2–4 · OET LEV 22:6–7 · OET LEV 22:10 · OET LEV 22:12 · OET LEV 22:14–16 · OET LEV 22:32 · OET LEV 23:2–4 · OET LEV 23:7–8 · OET LEV 23:20–21 · OET LEV 23:24 · OET LEV 23:27 · OET LEV 23:35–37 · OET LEV 24:9 · OET LEV 25:12 · OET LEV 27:9–10 · OET LEV 27:14 · OET LEV 27:21 · OET LEV 27:23 · OET LEV 27:28 · OET LEV 27:30 · OET LEV 27:32–33

NUM: OET NUM 4:4 · OET NUM 4:15 · OET NUM 4:19–20 · OET NUM 5:9–10 · OET NUM 6:20 · OET NUM 7:9 · OET NUM 18:8–10 · OET NUM 18:17 · OET NUM 18:19 · OET NUM 18:32 · OET NUM 28:18 · OET NUM 28:25–26 · OET NUM 29:1 · OET NUM 29:7 · OET NUM 29:12 · OET NUM 35:25

DEU: OET DEU 12:26 · OET DEU 26:13 · OET DEU 26:15

JOS: OET JOS 5:15 · OET JOS 6:19

SA1: OET SA1 21:4–6

KI1: OET KI1 7:51 · OET KI1 8:4 · OET KI1 15:15

KI2: OET KI2 12:4 · OET KI2 12:18

CH1: OET CH1 9:29 · OET CH1 16:10 · OET CH1 16:29 · OET CH1 16:35 · OET CH1 22:19 · OET CH1 23:13 · OET CH1 23:28 · OET CH1 23:32 · OET CH1 26:20 · OET CH1 26:26 · OET CH1 28:12 · OET CH1 29:3 · OET CH1 29:16

CH2: OET CH2 5:1 · OET CH2 5:5 · OET CH2 8:11 · OET CH2 15:18 · OET CH2 20:21 · OET CH2 23:6 · OET CH2 24:7 · OET CH2 29:33 · OET CH2 30:27 · OET CH2 31:6 · OET CH2 31:12 · OET CH2 31:14 · OET CH2 31:18 · OET CH2 35:3 · OET CH2 35:13

EZR: OET EZR 2:63 · OET EZR 8:28 · OET EZR 9:2 · OET EZR 9:8

NEH: OET NEH 7:65 · OET NEH 9:14 · OET NEH 10:31 · OET NEH 10:33 · OET NEH 11:1 · OET NEH 11:18

PSA: OET PSA 2:6 · OET PSA 3:4 · OET PSA 5:7 · OET PSA 11:4 · OET PSA 15:1 · OET PSA 20:6 · OET PSA 24:3 · OET PSA 28:2 · OET PSA 29:2 · OET PSA 30:4 · OET PSA 33:21 · OET PSA 43:3 · OET PSA 47:8 · OET PSA 48:1 · OET PSA 51:11 · OET PSA 68:5 · OET PSA 68:17 · OET PSA 77:13 · OET PSA 78:54 · OET PSA 79:1 · OET PSA 87:1 · OET PSA 89:20 · OET PSA 93:5 · OET PSA 96:9 · OET PSA 97:12 · OET PSA 98:1 · OET PSA 99:9 · OET PSA 102:19 · OET PSA 103:1 · OET PSA 105:3 · OET PSA 105:42 · OET PSA 106:47 · OET PSA 108:7 · OET PSA 110:3 · OET PSA 114:2 · OET PSA 138:2 · OET PSA 145:21

PRO: OET PRO 20:25

ISA: OET ISA 6:13 · OET ISA 11:9 · OET ISA 23:18 · OET ISA 27:13 · OET ISA 35:8 · OET ISA 43:28 · OET ISA 48:2 · OET ISA 52:1 · OET ISA 52:10 · OET ISA 56:7 · OET ISA 57:13 · OET ISA 58:13 · OET ISA 62:9 · OET ISA 62:12 · OET ISA 63:10–11 · OET ISA 63:15 · OET ISA 63:18 · OET ISA 64:10–11 · OET ISA 65:11 · OET ISA 65:25 · OET ISA 66:20

JER: OET JER 2:3 · OET JER 11:15 · OET JER 23:9 · OET JER 25:30 · OET JER 31:23 · OET JER 31:40

LAM: OET LAM 4:1

EZE: OET EZE 20:39–40 · OET EZE 22:8 · OET EZE 22:26 · OET EZE 28:14 · OET EZE 36:20–22 · OET EZE 36:38 · OET EZE 39:7 · OET EZE 39:25 · OET EZE 42:13–14 · OET EZE 42:20 · OET EZE 43:7–8 · OET EZE 43:12 · OET EZE 44:8 · OET EZE 44:13 · OET EZE 44:19 · OET EZE 44:23 · OET EZE 45:1 · OET EZE 45:3–4 · OET EZE 45:6–7 · OET EZE 46:19 · OET EZE 48:10 · OET EZE 48:12 · OET EZE 48:14 · OET EZE 48:18 · OET EZE 48:20–21

DAN: OET DAN 9:16 · OET DAN 9:20 · OET DAN 9:24 · OET DAN 11:28 · OET DAN 11:30 · OET DAN 11:45 · OET DAN 12:7

JOL: OET JOL 2:1 · OET JOL 3:17

AMO: OET AMO 2:7

OBA: OET OBA 1:16–17

JNA: OET JNA 2:4 · OET JNA 2:7

MIC: OET MIC 1:2

HAB: OET HAB 2:20

ZEP: OET ZEP 3:4 · OET ZEP 3:11

HAG: OET HAG 2:12

ZEC: OET ZEC 2:12–13 · OET ZEC 8:3 · OET ZEC 14:20–21

MAL: OET MAL 2:11

Sense 3: holy place, sanctuary

Semantic domains: Buildings (001005001001)

Core domains: Holy and Common (079); Sanctuary (150)

Definition: = the tabernacle or temple of YHWH, described in terms of its holiness

Show passage in OET: EXO 28:29

OET-RV EXO 28:29

29 Then whenever Aharon (Aaron) enters the sacred inner room to stand in front of me, he’ll be carrying the names of Yisrael’s sons over his heart on the sacred pouch that’ll be used for making decisions.

OET-LV EXO 28:29

29 And_ ʼAhₐron _he _will _bear DOM the _names _of the _sons _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) on_the _breastpiece _of (the)_judgement over his/its_heart when_goes_he into the _holy_place to_a _memorial to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before YHWH continually.

Show passage in OET: EXO 28:35

OET-RV EXO 28:35

35 Aharon (Aaron) must wear this robe when he’s serving, so when he goes into my presence in the sacred inner room, I’ll hear the bells when he enters and when he leaves, so he won’t die.

OET-LV EXO 28:35

35 And_it _was on ʼAhₐron to_serve and_ sound _of_its _it _will _be _heard when_goes_he into the _holy_place to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before YHWH and_when_he_comes _out and_not he _will _die.

Jump to OET EXO 28:29 section.

Jump to OET EXO 28:35 section.

All 82 recorded passages for this sense

EXO: OET EXO 28:29 · OET EXO 28:35 · OET EXO 28:43 · OET EXO 29:30 · OET EXO 30:13 · OET EXO 30:24 · OET EXO 31:11 · OET EXO 35:19 · OET EXO 36:1 · OET EXO 36:3–4 · OET EXO 36:6 · OET EXO 38:24–27 · OET EXO 39:1 · OET EXO 39:41

LEV: OET LEV 4:6 · OET LEV 5:15 · OET LEV 6:30 · OET LEV 10:4 · OET LEV 10:17–18 · OET LEV 12:4 · OET LEV 16:3 · OET LEV 16:16–17 · OET LEV 16:20 · OET LEV 16:23 · OET LEV 16:27 · OET LEV 16:33 · OET LEV 27:3 · OET LEV 27:25

NUM: OET NUM 3:28 · OET NUM 3:31–32 · OET NUM 3:47 · OET NUM 3:50 · OET NUM 4:12 · OET NUM 4:15–16 · OET NUM 7:13 · OET NUM 7:19 · OET NUM 7:25 · OET NUM 7:31 · OET NUM 7:37 · OET NUM 7:43 · OET NUM 7:49 · OET NUM 7:55 · OET NUM 7:61 · OET NUM 7:67 · OET NUM 7:73 · OET NUM 7:79 · OET NUM 7:85–86 · OET NUM 8:19 · OET NUM 18:3 · OET NUM 18:5 · OET NUM 18:16 · OET NUM 28:7 · OET NUM 31:6

KI1: OET KI1 8:10

CH1: OET CH1 24:5

CH2: OET CH2 5:11 · OET CH2 29:5 · OET CH2 29:7 · OET CH2 30:19 · OET CH2 35:5

PSA: OET PSA 20:2 · OET PSA 60:6 · OET PSA 63:2 · OET PSA 68:24 · OET PSA 74:3 · OET PSA 134:2 · OET PSA 150:1

EZE: OET EZE 42:14 · OET EZE 44:27 · OET EZE 45:2

DAN: OET DAN 8:13–14 · OET DAN 9:26

Sense 4: holy place

Semantic domains: Buildings (001005001001)

Core domains: Holy and Common (079); Sanctuary (150)

Definition: = the outer sanctuary of either the tabernacle or the temple, described in terms of its holiness

Show passage in OET: EXO 26:33

OET-RV EXO 26:33

33 Hang the curtain under the clips, then bring the box that contains the agreement inside the curtain. That curtain will separate for you between the sacred section and the very sacred interior.

OET-LV EXO 26:33

33 And_you(ms)_will _give DOM the_curtain under the_hooks and_you _will _bring there_(to) from_inside _of to_curtain DOM the _box _of the _transcript and_ the_curtain _it _will _separate to/for_you(pl) between the _holy_place and_between the _holy _place _of the _holy _places.

Show passage in OET: KI1 8:8

OET-RV KI1 8:8

8 The poles were very long and the ends of them could be seen from the entrance to that inner room, but otherwise they couldn’t be seen from the outside, and they’re still there to this day.

OET-LV KI1 8:8

8 And_ the_poles _they _were _long and_ the _heads _of the _poles _they _were _visible from the _holy_place on the _face _of the _innermost _room and_not they _were _visible to_the_outside and_they _were there until the_day (the)_this.

Jump to OET EXO 26:33 section.

Jump to OET KI1 8:8 section.

Sense 5: (most) holy place

Semantic domains: Buildings (001005001001)

Core domains: Holy and Common (079); Sanctuary (150)

Definition: = innermost room at the back of the main temple building; ► location of the ark of the covenant; ≈ regarded as the most holy place

Synonyms: דְּבִיר

Show passage in OET: LEV 16:2

OET-RV LEV 16:2

2 and he told Mosheh:
¶ Tell your brother Aharon that if he doesn’t want to die, then he mustn’t just enter the holiest room inside the curtain at any old time. The atonement lid is on the sacred box, and I will appear in a cloud over that lid.

OET-LV LEV 16:2

2 And_ YHWH _he/it _said to Mosheh speak to ʼAhₐron your(ms)_brother/kindred and_not let _him _come at_every _of time into the _holy_place from_inside _of to_curtain to the _face _of the _atonement _cover which is_on the_box and_not he _will _die if/because in_cloud I _will _appear over the _atonement_cover.

Show passage in OET: EZE 41:21

OET-RV EZE 41:21

21 The door posts of the main temple room were square, all with the same appearance.

OET-LV EZE 41:21

21 The_temple a _doorpost _of a _square and_the _front _of the _holy _place the_appearance was_like_appearance.

Jump to OET LEV 16:2 section.

Jump to OET EZE 41:21 section.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

LEV: OET LEV 16:2

EZE: OET EZE 41:21 · OET EZE 41:23

Sense 6: most holy place

Semantic domains: Buildings (001005001001)

Core domains: Holy and Common (079); Sanctuary (150)

Definition: literally: the holiest of holies; hence: = innermost room at the back of the main temple building; ► location of the ark of the covenant; ≈ regarded as the most holy place

Collocations: קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים

Synonyms: דְּבִיר

Show passage in OET: EXO 26:33

OET-RV EXO 26:33

33 Hang the curtain under the clips, then bring the box that contains the agreement inside the curtain. That curtain will separate for you between the sacred section and the very sacred interior.

OET-LV EXO 26:33