קָדוֹשׁ (qādôš) is a Hebrew adjective meaning sacred. It appears 119 times in 20 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H6918).

Also rendered

• holy

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1990b)

Root family 1990: קָדַשׁ qādaš — be hallowed, holy, sanctified; to consecrate, sanctify, prepare, dedicate. Denominative verb

• קֹדֶשׁ qōdeš — apartness
• קָדַשׁ qādaš — be set apart
• מִקְדָּשׁ miqdāš — sacred place
• קָדֵשׁ qādēš — Kadesh
• קֶדֶשׁ qedeš — Kedesh
• קָדֵשׁ qādēš — temple-prostitute
• קְדֵשָׁה qĕdēšâ — temple-prostitute

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