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Psalms 16:3

“But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

קָדוֹשׁqâdôwsh · kaw-doshe'
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
  • לִ֭ — preposition
  • קְדוֹשִׁים — adjective, masculine, plural, absolute
Code HR/Aampa
Usage
Occurs 119 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 19:6Exodus 29:31Leviticus 6:9Leviticus 6:19Leviticus 6:20

Theological interpretation (AI)

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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.