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Hebrew · H6944, G40

קֹדֶשׁ

A sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity · holy

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קֹדֶשׁ H6944 a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
Pronunciation qōdeš
Sanctity defined by separateness from the profane; God's realm intrinsically set apart and demanding human reverence.
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ἅγιος G40 holy
Pronunciation hágios
Set apart to God for his service, characterized by moral purity reflecting God's own nature.
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What does קֹדֶשׁ (qodesh) mean in the Bible?

קֹדֶשׁ · ἅγιος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "set apart for God’s sacred purpose".

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What does קֹדֶשׁ · ἅγιος mean in the Bible?

קֹדֶשׁ · ἅγιος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "set apart for God’s sacred purpose".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6944, G40?

H6944, G40 is connected to 467 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Hebrew phrase. set apart for God’s sacred purpose

Strong's H6944, G40
Lexical occurrences 467 verses

Source Gloss

set apart for God’s sacred purpose
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

182 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: OSHB — CC BY 4.0
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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