Original Language Studio
Leviticus 21:6
“They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H6918 · Hebrew
- Definition
- sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary
- Derivation
- or קָדֹשׁ; from H6942 (קָדַשׁ);
- KJV renderings
- holy (One), saint.
- Grammar
- קְדֹשִׁ֤ים — adjective, masculine, plural, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 119 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 19:6Exodus 29:31Leviticus 6:9Leviticus 6:19Leviticus 6:20
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 קָדוֹשׁ 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.