Original Language Studio
Jeremiah 2:3
“Israel was holiness unto the Lord, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the Lord.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
קֹדֶשׁqôdesh · ko'-desh
H6944 · Hebrew
H6944 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
- Derivation
- from H6942 (קָדַשׁ);
- KJV renderings
- consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.
- Grammar
- קֹ֤דֶשׁ — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 467 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 3:5Exodus 12:16Exodus 12:16Exodus 15:11Exodus 15:13
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 קֹדֶשׁ 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.