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.
Traditional renderings: harlot, whore.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
5 total
- Genesis 38:21הַקְּדֵשָׁ֛ה · is the shrine prostitute; קְדֵשָֽׁה׃ · shrine prostituteHe 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.
- Genesis 38:22קְדֵשָֽׁה׃ · shrine prostituteSo 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.’”
- Deuteronomy 23:17קְדֵשָׁ֖הNo daughter or son of Israel is to be a shrine prostitute.
- Hosea 4:14הַקְּדֵשׁ֖וֹת · shrine prostitutesI 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.