קָדַשׁ (qâdash) — Appoint

Hebrew word study: קָדַשׁ (qâdash), Strong's H6942. to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)

HebrewStrong's H6942
Quick definition
Hebrew word
קָדַשׁ (qâdash)
Pronounced: kaw-dash'

Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)

Word study
Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV translation words: appoint, bid, consecrate, dedicate, defile, hallow, (be, keep) holy(-er, place), keep, prepare, proclaim, purify, sanctify(-ied one, self), [idiom] wholly.

Where this word appears

Strong's H6942 is tagged on 171 words in 152 verses across 23 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 2:3 and last appears in Haggai 2:12.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

consecrate ×10and you will consecrate ×9and I will show myself holy ×6he will set apart as holy ×6and he consecrated ×5consecrate yourselves ×5they had consecrated themselves ×5and they consecrated themselves ×4and he set apart as holy ×3it will be holy ×3to consecrate ×3to consecrate it ×3

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ ×9וַיְקַדֵּשׁ ×8קַדְּשׁוּ ×8הִקְדִּישׁ ×7הִקְדַּשְׁתִּי ×6הִתְקַדְּשׁוּ ×6לְקַדֵּשׁ ×6וְנִקְדַּשְׁתִּי ×5יַקְדִּישׁ ×5לְקַדְּשׁוֹ ×5

Books where it appears most

Leviticus ×31Exodus ×282 Chronicles ×24Ezekiel ×15Numbers ×11Jeremiah ×91 Chronicles ×8Isaiah ×8

Verses (first 25 of 152)

  • Genesis 2:3 — וַיְקַדֵּשׁ — and he set apart as holy
  • Exodus 13:2 — קַדֶּשׁ — consecrate
  • Exodus 19:10 — וְקִדַּשְׁתָּם — and you will consecrate them
  • Exodus 19:14 — וַיְקַדֵּשׁ — and he consecrated
  • Exodus 19:22 — יִתְקַדָּשׁוּ — they will make themselves holy
  • Exodus 19:23 — וְקִדַּשְׁתּוֹ — and you will consecrate it
  • Exodus 20:8 — לְקַדְּשׁוֹ — to set apart as holy it
  • Exodus 20:11 — וַיְקַדְּשֵׁהוּ ס — and he set apart as holy it
  • Exodus 28:3 — לְקַדְּשׁוֹ — to consecrate him
  • Exodus 28:38 — יַקְדִּישׁוּ — they will consecrate
  • Exodus 28:41 — וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ — and you will consecrate
  • Exodus 29:1 — לְקַדֵּשׁ — to consecrate
  • Exodus 29:21 — וְקָדַשׁ — and he will be holy
  • Exodus 29:27 — וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ — and you will consecrate
  • Exodus 29:33 — לְקַדֵּשׁ — to consecrate
  • Exodus 29:36 — לְקַדְּשׁוֹ — to consecrate it
  • Exodus 29:37 — וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ — and you will consecrate
  • Exodus 29:43 — וְנִקְדַּשׁ — and it will be shown as holy
  • Exodus 29:44 — וְקִדַּשְׁתִּי — and I will consecrate
  • Exodus 30:29 — וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ — and you will consecrate
  • Exodus 30:30 — וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ — and you will consecrate
  • Exodus 31:13 — מְקַדִּשְׁכֶם — who sets apart you
  • Exodus 40:9 — וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ — and you will consecrate
  • Exodus 40:10 — וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ — and you will consecrate
  • Exodus 40:11 — וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ — and you will consecrate

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Related entries

Entries whose derivation names this word: H4720 מִקְדָּשׁ (miqdâsh), H6918 קָדוֹשׁ (qâdôwsh), H6943 קֶדֶשׁ (Qedesh), H6944 קֹדֶשׁ (qôdesh), H6945 קָדֵשׁ (qâdêsh).

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

What does qâdash (H6942) mean?

To be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally).

How is H6942 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates H6942 as: appoint, bid, consecrate, dedicate, defile, hallow, (be, keep) holy(-er, place), keep, prepare, proclaim, purify, sanctify(-ied one, self), [idiom] wholly..

How often does קָדַשׁ (qâdash) appear?

Strong's H6942 is tagged on 171 words in 152 verses across 23 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 2:3 and last appears in Haggai 2:12.