Qodesh — Holiness
The realm of the sacred — as in the Holy of Holies, literally 'the qodesh of the qodeshim.'
Pronunciation: ko'-desh
Hebrew · Strong's H6944 · 382 occurrences in the Old Testament (KJV)
a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
KJV translations: consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.
Qodesh in the Bible — example verses
“And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.”Exodus 3:5 (KJV)
“And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.”Exodus 12:16 (KJV)
“Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?”Exodus 15:11 (KJV)
“Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.”Exodus 15:13 (KJV)
“And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.”Exodus 16:23 (KJV)
“And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.”Exodus 22:31 (KJV)
“And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy.”Exodus 26:33 (KJV)
“And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.”Exodus 26:34 (KJV)
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