קְדֵשָׁה

qe.de.shahcult prostituteHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine5 occurrences3 books4 verses

Definition

feminine of H6945; a female devotee (i.e. prostitute)
Traditional renderings: harlot, whore.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

5 total
  1. Genesis 38:21הַקְּדֵשָׁ֛ה · is the shrine prostitute; קְדֵשָֽׁה׃ · shrine prostitute
    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.
  2. Genesis 38:22קְדֵשָֽׁה׃ · shrine prostitute
    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.’”
  3. Deuteronomy 23:17קְדֵשָׁ֖ה
    No daughter or son of Israel is to be a shrine prostitute.
  4. Hosea 4:14הַקְּדֵשׁ֖וֹת · shrine prostitutes
    I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes. So a people without understanding will come to ruin.