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Exodus 13:2
“Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
קָדַשׁqâdash · kaw-dash'
H6942 · Hebrew
H6942 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- appoint, bid, consecrate, dedicate, defile, hallow, (be, keep) holy(-er, place), keep, prepare, proclaim, purify, sanctify(-ied one, self), [idiom] wholly.
- Grammar
- קַדֶּשׁ — verb Piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 173 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 2:3Exodus 19:10Exodus 19:14Exodus 19:22Exodus 19:23
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read קָדַשׁ here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.