קָדֵשׁ
qa.deshmale cult prostituteHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine6 occurrences4 books6 verses
Definition
from H6942; a (quasi) sacred person, i.e. (technically) a (male) devotee (by prostitution) to licentious idolatry
Traditional renderings: sodomite, unclean.
Traditional renderings: sodomite, unclean.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders קָדֵשׁ:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
6 total
- Deuteronomy 23:17קָדֵ֖שׁ · a shrine prostituteNo daughter or son of Israel is to be a shrine prostitute.
- 1 Kings 14:24קָדֵ֖שׁ · male shrine prostitutesThere were even male shrine prostitutes in the land. They imitated all the abominations of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
- 1 Kings 15:12הַקְּדֵשִׁ֖ים · the male shrine prostitutesHe banished the male shrine prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
- 1 Kings 22:46הַקָּדֵ֔שׁ · male shrine prostitutesHe banished from the land the male shrine prostitutes who remained from the days of his father Asa.
- 2 Kings 23:7הַקְּדֵשִׁ֔ים · of the male shrine prostitutesHe 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.
- Job 36:14בַּקְּדֵשִֽׁים׃ · among the male shrine prostitutesThey die in their youth, among the male shrine prostitutes.