קֶדֶשׁ
Transliteration
qeḏeš
Pronunciation
keh'-desh
Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From קָדַשׁ (H6942)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1990d

Strong’s Definitions

קֶדֶשׁ Qedesh, keh'-desh; from H6942; a sanctum; Kedesh, the name of four places in Palestine:—Kedesh.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's H6943 in the following manner: Kedesh (11x), Kedeshnaphtali (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's H6943 in the following manner: Kedesh (11x), Kedeshnaphtali (1x).

  1. Kedesh = "holy place"

    1. a city in the extreme south of Judah

      1. same as 'Kadesh' and 'Kadesh-barnea'

    2. a city of Issachar allotted to the Gershonite Levites

    3. a fortified Canaanite city allotted to Naphtali

    4. a city of refuge in Naphtali

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קֶדֶשׁ Qedesh, keh'-desh; from H6942; a sanctum; Kedesh, the name of four places in Palestine:—Kedesh.
STRONGS H6943: Abbreviations
† קֶ֫דֶשׁ proper name, of a location (sanctuary) Καδης:
1. in Galilee Joshua 20:7; Joshua 21:32 (P), 1 Chronicles 6:61; Naphtali Joshua 19:37 (P), נַפְתָּלִי ק׳ Judges 4:6; = קֶדֶשׁ alone Joshua 12:22 (D; with king); Judges 4:9, 10 + Judges 4:11 (where possibly different place on sea of Galilee, see GFMJudg 117, 119), also 2 Kings 15:29; Tel Amarna †idši; Egyptian †dšë WMMAs.u.Eur.173,217; modern Kades, northwest of Lake Huleh; see RobBR iii. 366 ff. SurveyWP i. 226 ff. BuhlGeogr. 235 f.
2. Κεδες: city of refuge in Issachar 1 Chronicles 6:57 = קִשְׁיוֺן Joshua 21:28; possibly Tel Abu Kudeis [SurveyWP i. 69], approximately 2 miles southeast from Lejjun (Megiddo): compare BuhlGeogr. 209.
3. Καδης: in southern Judah; Joshua 15:23 (P) (= II. H6946 קָדֵשׁ 1 ? if so, then Masoretic distinction from קֶדֶשׁ in the north was here neglected).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Joshua

Joshua 12:22; Joshua 15:23; Joshua 19:37; Joshua 20:7; Joshua 21:28; Joshua 21:32

Judges

Judges 4:6; Judges 4:9; Judges 4:10; Judges 4:11

2 Kings

2 Kings 15:29

1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 6:57; 1 Chronicles 6:61