קָדוֹשׁ qadosh

Hebrew word for “holy” · Strong’s H6918 · used 116 times in 106 verses

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Meaning

: holy; sacred, holy, Holy One, saint, set apart

Senses in the lexicon

• holy (109)
• holy: saint (7)

How it is translated

Glosses given for qadosh in context, with how often each is used:

• holy 54
• holy one 44
• holy ones 12
• holy place 3
• holy person 1
• holy day 1
• will be the holy person 1

Where it is used

Also in 8 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Leviticus 6 (3), Leviticus 21 (3), Numbers 16 (3), Nehemiah 8 (3), Psalms 89 (3), Psalms 99 (3), Isaiah 5 (3), Isaiah 30 (3), Isaiah 41 (3), Isaiah 43 (3)

Forms

• קדושׁ 56
• קדשׁ 17
• קדשׁים 16
• וקדושׁ 5
• הקדושׁ 4
• ולקדושׁ 3
• בקדושׁ 2
• קדשׁיו 2
• הקדושׁים 1
• מקדשׁים 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with qadosh more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• מָקוֹם maqom “place” 10
• אֲנִי ani “I” 12
• קֹדֶשׁ qodesh “holiness” 9
• אָכַל akhal “to eat” 10
• שֵׁם shem “name” 10
• גָּאַל gaal “to redeem” 6
• קָדַשׁ qadash “to consecrate” 6
• בָּחַר bachar “to choose” 6
• אֵל el “God” 6
• צָבָא tsava “Hosts” 7
• מַעַן maan “because” 6
• כֹּה koh “thus” 7

Key verses

The verses using qadosh that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Isaiah 1:4 — Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One…
• Isaiah 5:24 — Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust:…
• Isaiah 6:3 — And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
• Isaiah 12:6 — Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.
• Isaiah 31:1 — Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong;…
• Isaiah 37:23 — Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.
• Isaiah 41:14 — Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
• Isaiah 49:7 — Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall…
• Isaiah 54:5 — For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.
• Isaiah 57:15 — For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and…
• Isaiah 60:9 — Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the…
• Habakkuk 1:12 — Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.