קָדֵשׁ
qa.desh
“male cult prostitute”
Definition
a (quasi) sacred person, i.e. (technically) a (male) devotee (by prostitution) to licentious idolatry
from H6942 (קָדַשׁ);
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
קָדֵשׁ appears 4 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
There were even male shrine prostitutes in the land. They imitated all the abominations of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
He banished the male shrine prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
He also tore down the quarters of the male shrine prostitutes that were in the house of the LORD, where the women had woven tapestries for Asherah.
They die in their youth,among the male shrine prostitutes.
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