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קֶדֶשׁ

kedesh · Kedesh

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H6943 · appears 12 times in the Bible

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What it means

kedesh (קֶדֶשׁ) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Kedesh”.

The name of several cities; it means "holy place."

How to say it

ke·desh

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.

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Where it appears

  • Joshua 12:22

    the king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one;

  • Joshua 15:23

    Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,

  • Joshua 19:37

    Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor,

  • Joshua 20:7

    So they consecrated Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, and Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.

  • Joshua 21:32

    And from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasturelands, and Hammoth-dor with its pasturelands, and Kartan with its pasturelands —three cities.

  • Judges 4:6

    She sent and called Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh of Naphtali, and said to him, “Has not YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, commanded, ‘Go, march to Mount Tabor, and take with you ten thousand men from the sons of Naphtali and from the sons of Zebulun?

  • Judges 4:9

    She said, “I will certainly go with you; only, the honor will not be yours on the road on which you are going, for into the hand of a woman YHWH will sell Sisera.” Deborah arose and went with Barak to Kedesh.

  • Judges 4:10

    Barak summoned Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh, and there went up following him ten thousand men, and Deborah went up with him.

  • Judges 4:11

    Now Heber the Kenite had separated from the Kenites, from the sons of Hobab, the father-in-law of Moses, and had pitched his tent as far as the oak in Zaanannim, which is near Kedesh.

  • 2 Kings 15:29

    In the days of Pekah king of Israel Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and he carried them into exile to Assyria.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:72

    and from the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands,

  • 1 Chronicles 6:76

    and from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, Hammon with its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim with its pasturelands.