קְדֵשָׁה / קָדֵשׁ
A female devotee (i.e. prostitute) · a (quasi) sacred person , i.e. (technically) a (male) devotee (by prostitution) to licentious idolatry
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קְדֵשָׁה H6948 a female devotee (i.e. prostitute)
קָדֵשׁ H6945 a (quasi) sacred person , i.e. (technically) a (male) devotee (by prostitution) to licentious idolatry
What does קְדֵשָׁה / קָדֵשׁ (qedeshah / qadesh) mean in the Bible?
קְדֵשָׁה · קָדֵשׁ is a Hebrew word meaning "a consecrated woman/man in the context of cult prostitution; one set apart for religious sexual service".
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