Qedeshah קְדֵשָׁה
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| קְדֵשָׁה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | qedeshah |
| Strong's number | H6948 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | cult prostitute |
| Occurrences | 5 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Genesis (2) |
Qedeshah (Hebrew קְדֵשָׁה, Strong's H6948) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “cult prostitute”. It occurs 5 times in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
female temple prostitute, harlot
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | harlot (3), whore (1), harlots (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | shrine prostitute (2), is the shrine prostitute (1), shrine prostitutes (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Qedeshah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 38:21Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the harlot, that was openly by the way side? And they said, There was no harlot in this place.He asked the men of that place, “Where is the shrine prostitute who was beside the road at Enaim?” “No shrine prostitute has been here,” they answered.
- Genesis 38:22And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, that there was no harlot in this place.So Hirah returned to Judah and said, “I could not find her, and furthermore, the men of that place said, ‘No shrine prostitute has been here.’”
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 23:17There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.No daughter or son of Israel is to be a shrine prostitute.
Hosea
- Hosea 4:14I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that doth not understand shall fall.I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes. So a people without understanding will come to ruin.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).