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קֹדֶשׁ H6944

H6944 is the Hebrew word קֹדֶשׁ, transliterated qôdesh and said ko'-desh. The King James Version most often renders it holy.

Word: קֹדֶשׁTransliteration: qôdeshSaid: ko'-deshLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 354 verses

What it means

a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.

Where it comes from

from H6942 (קָדַשׁ).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 352 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

holy 198×sanctuary 53×most 30×holy things 23×holiness 21×dedicated 5×holy thing 4×hallowed things 4×dedicated things 4×toward thy holy 4×most holy 3×thing most 3×

Strong's own list of renderings: consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.

Verses using קֹדֶשׁ

The first 40 of 354 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 3:5 · KJV

And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

Exodus 12:16 · KJV

And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.

Exodus 15:11 · KJV

Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?

Exodus 15:13 · KJV

Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.

Exodus 16:23 · KJV

And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.

Exodus 22:31 · KJV

And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.

Exodus 26:33 · KJV

And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy.

Exodus 26:34 · KJV

And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.

Exodus 28:2 · KJV

And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty.

Exodus 28:4 · KJV

And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.

Exodus 28:29 · KJV

And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy place, for a memorial before the LORD continually.

Exodus 28:35 · KJV

And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before the LORD, and when he cometh out, that he die not.

Exodus 28:36 · KJV

And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

Exodus 28:38 · KJV

And it shall be upon Aaron’s forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD.

Exodus 28:43 · KJV

And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they come in unto the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity, and die: it shall be a statute for ever unto him and his seed after him.

Exodus 29:6 · KJV

And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre.

Exodus 29:29 · KJV

And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons’ after him, to be anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them.

Exodus 29:37 · KJV

Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and it shall be an altar most holy: whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy.

Exodus 30:10 · KJV

And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once in the year shall he make atonement upon it throughout your generations: it is most holy unto the LORD.

Exodus 30:13 · KJV

This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be the offering of the LORD.

Exodus 30:24 · KJV

And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin:

Exodus 30:25 · KJV

And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil.

Exodus 30:29 · KJV

And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.

Exodus 30:31 · KJV

And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations.

Exodus 30:32 · KJV

Upon man’s flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any other like it, after the composition of it: it is holy, and it shall be holy unto you.

Exodus 30:36 · KJV

And thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you most holy.

Exodus 30:37 · KJV

And as for the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make to yourselves according to the composition thereof: it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD.

Exodus 31:10 · KJV

And the cloths of service, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest’s office,

Exodus 31:11 · KJV

And the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.

Exodus 31:14 · KJV

Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

Exodus 31:15 · KJV

Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.

Exodus 35:2 · KJV

Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.

Exodus 35:19 · KJV

The cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest’s office.

Exodus 35:21 · KJV

And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORD’s offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments.

Exodus 36:1 · KJV

Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the LORD put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had commanded.

Exodus 36:3 · KJV

And they received of Moses all the offering, which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make it withal. And they brought yet unto him free offerings every morning.

Exodus 36:4 · KJV

And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they made;

Exodus 36:6 · KJV

And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained from bringing.

Exodus 37:29 · KJV

And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.

Exodus 38:24 · KJV

All the gold that was occupied for the work in all the work of the holy place, even the gold of the offering, was twenty and nine talents, and seven hundred and thirty shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary.

Common questions

What does Strong's H6944 mean?

H6944 is the Hebrew word קֹדֶשׁ (qôdesh), meaning a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.

How is H6944 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it holy (198 times), sanctuary (53 times), most (30 times), holy things (23 times), holiness (21 times), among others.

How many times does H6944 appear in the Bible?

קֹדֶשׁ (qôdesh) is tagged in 354 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6944 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H6942 (קָדַשׁ).

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