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קָדֵשׁ H6946
H6946 is the Hebrew word קָדֵשׁ, transliterated Qâdêsh and said kaw-dashe'. The King James Version most often renders it kadesh.
What it means
Kadesh, a place in the Desert.
Where it comes from
the same as H6945 (קָדֵשׁ); sanctuary.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 14 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Kadesh. Compare H6947 (קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ).
Verses using קָדֵשׁ
All 14 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 14:7 · KJV
And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.
Genesis 16:14 · KJV
Wherefore the well was called Beerlahairoi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
Genesis 20:1 · KJV
And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
Numbers 13:26 · KJV
And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land.
Numbers 20:1 · KJV
Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.
Numbers 20:14 · KJV
And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us:
Numbers 20:16 · KJV
And when we cried unto the LORD, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border:
Numbers 20:22 · KJV
And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came unto mount Hor.
Numbers 27:14 · KJV
For ye rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.
Numbers 33:37 · KJV
And they removed from Kadesh, and pitched in mount Hor, in the edge of the land of Edom.
Deuteronomy 1:46 · KJV
So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye abode there.
Deuteronomy 32:51 · KJV
Because ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of MeribahKadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Israel.
Ezekiel 47:19 · KJV
And the south side southward, from Tamar even to the waters of strife in Kadesh, the river to the great sea. And this is the south side southward.
Ezekiel 48:28 · KJV
And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to the river toward the great sea.
Common questions
What does Strong's H6946 mean?
H6946 is the Hebrew word קָדֵשׁ (Qâdêsh), meaning Kadesh, a place in the Desert.
How is H6946 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it kadesh (10 times), behold it is between kadesh (1 time), between kadesh (1 time), behold we are in kadesh (1 time), meribah-kadesh (1 time).
How many times does H6946 appear in the Bible?
קָדֵשׁ (Qâdêsh) is tagged in 14 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H6946 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: the same as H6945 (קָדֵשׁ); sanctuary.
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