HebrewH6948Noun (Feminine)

קְדֵשָׁה

qe.de.shah

3Occurrences
H6948Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a female devotee (i.e. prostitute)

feminine of H6945 (קָדֵשׁ);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
female temple prostitute, harlot

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

H:N-F

Full Description

H:N-F

Occurrences

קְדֵשָׁה appears 3 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Genesis
2
Hosea
1

Key Passages

Genesis 38:21BSB

He asked the men of that place, “Where is the shrine prostitute who was beside the road at Enaim?”“No shrine prostitute has been here,” they answered.

Genesis 38:22BSB

So Hirah returned to Judah and said, “I could not find her, and furthermore, the men of that place said, ‘No shrine prostitute has been here.’”

Hosea 4:14BSB

I will not punish your daughterswhen they prostitute themselves,nor your daughters-in-lawwhen they commit adultery.For the men themselves go off with prostitutesand offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes.So a people without understandingwill come to ruin.

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