kadesh · Kadesh

What it means

kadesh (קָדֵשׁ) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Kadesh”.

An oasis in the wilderness south of Canaan; later a camp of Israel.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Genesis×3
• Numbers×8
• Deuteronomy×2
• Judges×2
• Psalms×1
• Ezekiel×2

• Genesis 14:7

  Then they turned back and came to En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh) and defeated the whole territory of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who lived in Hazazon-tamar.

• Genesis 16:14

  That is why the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; look, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

• Genesis 20:1

  Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur, and he resided as an alien in Gerar.

• Numbers 13:26

  And they went and came to Moses and to Aaron and to all the community of the sons of Israel in the wilderness of Paran, at Kadesh; and they brought back word to them and to all the community, and showed them the fruit of the land.

• Numbers 20:1

  And the sons of Israel, the whole community, came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people stayed in Kadesh; and Miriam died there and was buried there.

• Numbers 20:14

  And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom: “Thus says your brother Israel: You know all the hardship that has found us:

• Numbers 20:16

  And we cried out to YHWH, and he heard our voice and sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt. And look, we are in Kadesh, a city at the edge of your territory.

• Numbers 20:22

  And they set out from Kadesh, and the sons of Israel, the whole community, came to Hor the mountain.

• Numbers 27:14

  because you rebelled against my command in the wilderness of Zin, in the strife of the community, instead of sanctifying me at the waters before their eyes.” These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.

• Numbers 33:36

  They set out from Ezion-geber and camped in the wilderness of Zin, that is Kadesh.

• Numbers 33:37

  They set out from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, on the edge of the land of Edom.

• Deuteronomy 1:46

  So you stayed in Kadesh many days, according to the days that you stayed.

• Deuteronomy 32:51

  because you broke faith with me in the midst of the sons of Israel at the waters of Meribah of Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin, because you did not treat me as holy in the midst of the sons of Israel.

• Judges 11:16

  For when they came up from Egypt, Israel went through the wilderness to the Sea of Reeds and came to Kadesh.

• Judges 11:17

  Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Let me pass, please, through your land,’ but the king of Edom did not listen. He sent also to the king of Moab, but he was not willing. So Israel stayed at Kadesh.

• Psalms 29:8

  The voice of YHWH makes the wilderness tremble; YHWH makes the wilderness of Kadesh tremble.

• Ezekiel 47:19

  And the south side toward the south: from Tamar to the waters of Meribah of Kadesh, to the Wadi, to the great sea. And this is the south side toward the south.

• Ezekiel 48:28

  And beside the border of Gad, on the side of the south toward the south, the border shall be from Tamar to the waters of Meribah of Kadesh, to the Wadi, to the great sea.