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קָדֵשׁ H6945
H6945 is the Hebrew word קָדֵשׁ, transliterated qâdêsh and said kaw-dashe'. The King James Version most often renders it sodomites.
What it means
a (quasi) sacred person, i.e. (technically) a (male) devotee (by prostitution) to licentious idolatry.
Where it comes from
from H6942 (קָדַשׁ).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: sodomite, unclean.
Verses using קָדֵשׁ
All 5 verses, quoted in full.
Deuteronomy 23:17 · KJV
There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.
1 Kings 14:24 · KJV
And there were also sodomites in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.
1 Kings 15:12 · KJV
And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
1 Kings 22:46 · KJV
And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land.
2 Kings 23:7 · KJV
And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were by the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove.
Common questions
What does Strong's H6945 mean?
H6945 is the Hebrew word קָדֵשׁ (qâdêsh), meaning a (quasi) sacred person, i.e. (technically) a (male) devotee (by prostitution) to licentious idolatry.
How is H6945 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it sodomites (3 times), nor a sodomite (1 time), also sodomites (1 time).
How many times does H6945 appear in the Bible?
קָדֵשׁ (qâdêsh) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H6945 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H6942 (קָדַשׁ).
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