מִקְדָּשׁ

miq.dashNoun (Masculine)H4720

sanctuary

From: or מִקְּדָשׁ; (Exodus 15:17), from H6942 (קָדַשׁ);

Short Definition

a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. sacred place, sanctuary, holy place 1a) sanctuary 1a1) of the temple 1a2) of the tabernacle 1a3) of Ezekiel's temple 1a4) of Jehovah

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

69 times

Appears 69 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Ezk
28
Leviticus
8
2 Chronicles
5
Numbers
5
Isaiah
4

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 22:19
  • Exodus 25:8
  • Ezk 44:8
  • Ezk 7:24
  • Leviticus 12:4

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.