Quick Definition
to consecrate: consecate
Strong's Definition
to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: appoint, bid, consecrate, dedicate, defile, hallow, (be, keep) holy(-er, place), keep, prepare, proclaim, purify, sanctify(-ied one, self), [idiom] wholly.
TWOT Reference: 1990
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
קָדַשׁ (qa.dash) — to consecrate: consecate. : consecate/sanctify 1) to consecrate, sanctify, prepare, dedicate, be hallowed, be holy, be sanctified, be separate 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be set apart, be consecrated 1a2) to be hallowed 1a3) consecrated, tabooed 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to show oneself sacred or majestic 1b2) to be honoured, be treated as sacred 1b3) to be holy 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to set apart as sacred, consecrate, dedicate 1c2) to observe as holy, keep sacred 1c3) to honour as sacred, hallow 1c4) to consecrate 1d) (Pual) 1d1) to be consecrated 1d2) consecrated, dedicated 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to set apart, devote, consecrate 1e2) to regard or treat as sacred or hallow 1e3) to consecrate 1f) (Hithpael) 1f1) to keep oneself apart or separate 1f2) to cause Himself to be hallowed (of God) 1f3) to be observed as holy 1f4) to consecrate oneself
קָדַשׁ (qa.dash) — to consecrate: dedicate. : dedicate 1) to consecrate, sanctify, prepare, dedicate, be hallowed, be holy, be sanctified, be separate 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be set apart, be consecrated 1a2) to be hallowed 1a3) consecrated, tabooed 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to show oneself sacred or majestic 1b2) to be honoured, be treated as sacred 1b3) to be holy 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to set apart as sacred, consecrate, dedicate 1c2) to observe as holy, keep sacred 1c3) to honour as sacred, hallow 1c4) to consecrate 1d) (Pual) 1d1) to be consecrated 1d2) consecrated, dedicated 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to set apart, devote, consecrate 1e2) to regard or treat as sacred or hallow 1e3) to consecrate 1f) (Hithpael) 1f1) to keep oneself apart or separate 1f2) to cause Himself to be hallowed (of God) 1f3) to be observed as holy 1f4) to consecrate oneself
קָדַשׁ (qa.dash) — to consecrate: forfeit. : forfeit 1) to consecrate, sanctify, prepare, dedicate, be hallowed, be holy, be sanctified, be separate 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be set apart, be consecrated 1a2) to be hallowed 1a3) consecrated, tabooed 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to show oneself sacred or majestic 1b2) to be honoured, be treated as sacred 1b3) to be holy 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to set apart as sacred, consecrate, dedicate 1c2) to observe as holy, keep sacred 1c3) to honour as sacred, hallow 1c4) to consecrate 1d) (Pual) 1d1) to be consecrated 1d2) consecrated, dedicated 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to set apart, devote, consecrate 1e2) to regard or treat as sacred or hallow 1e3) to consecrate 1f) (Hithpael) 1f1) to keep oneself apart or separate 1f2) to cause Himself to be hallowed (of God) 1f3) to be observed as holy 1f4) to consecrate oneself
קָדַשׁ (qa.dash) — to consecrate: prepare. : prepare/set_apart 1) to consecrate, sanctify, prepare, dedicate, be hallowed, be holy, be sanctified, be separate 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be set apart, be consecrated 1a2) to be hallowed 1a3) consecrated, tabooed 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to show oneself sacred or majestic 1b2) to be honoured, be treated as sacred 1b3) to be holy 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to set apart as sacred, consecrate, dedicate 1c2) to observe as holy, keep sacred 1c3) to honour as sacred, hallow 1c4) to consecrate 1d) (Pual) 1d1) to be consecrated 1d2) consecrated, dedicated 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to set apart, devote, consecrate 1e2) to regard or treat as sacred or hallow 1e3) to consecrate 1f) (Hithpael) 1f1) to keep oneself apart or separate 1f2) to cause Himself to be hallowed (of God) 1f3) to be observed as holy 1f4) to consecrate oneself
קָדַשׁ (qa.dash) — to consecrate: holiness. : holiness 1) to consecrate, sanctify, prepare, dedicate, be hallowed, be holy, be sanctified, be separate 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be set apart, be consecrated 1a2) to be hallowed 1a3) consecrated, tabooed 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to show oneself sacred or majestic 1b2) to be honoured, be treated as sacred 1b3) to be holy 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to set apart as sacred, consecrate, dedicate 1c2) to observe as holy, keep sacred 1c3) to honour as sacred, hallow 1c4) to consecrate 1d) (Pual) 1d1) to be consecrated 1d2) consecrated, dedicated 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to set apart, devote, consecrate 1e2) to regard or treat as sacred or hallow 1e3) to consecrate 1f) (Hithpael) 1f1) to keep oneself apart or separate 1f2) to cause Himself to be hallowed (of God) 1f3) to be observed as holy 1f4) to consecrate oneself
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · מִקְדָּשׁ · קָדֹושׁ · קָדֵשׁ · קֹדֶשׁ · קַדִּישׁ
Innocent | verb hit
to sanctify oneself, to consecrate oneself = action by which humans that are part of a holy nation set themselves apart from others by not engaging in activities that are not in accordance with God's law
Holy | verb pi, verb hif, verb pu'al
to set apart, to dedicate, to consecrate = causative action by which humans or deities set apart humans or objects for a particular purpose or activity relating to the service of God, as a result of which they become holy
EXO 13:2 · EXO 28:38 · EXO 29:27 · EXO 29:44 · EXO 29:44 · EXO 31:13 · LEV 20:8 · LEV 21:8 · LEV 21:15 · LEV 21:23 · LEV 22:2 · LEV 22:3 · LEV 22:9 · LEV 22:16 · LEV 22:32 · LEV 27:14 · LEV 27:15 · LEV 27:16 · LEV 27:17 · LEV 27:18 · LEV 27:19 · LEV 27:22 · LEV 27:26 · NUM 3:13 · NUM 8:17 · DEU 15:19 · JOS 20:7 · JDG 17:3 · JDG 17:3 · 2SA 8:11 · 2SA 8:11 · 1KI 9:3 · 1KI 9:7 · 2KI 12:19 · 1CH 18:11 · 1CH 23:13 · 1CH 26:26 · 1CH 26:27 · 1CH 26:28 · 1CH 26:28 · 2CH 2:3 · 2CH 7:16 · 2CH 7:20 · 2CH 30:8 · 2CH 30:17 · 2CH 31:6 · 2CH 36:14 · EZR 3:5 · NEH 12:47 · NEH 12:47 · ISA 13:3 · JER 1:5 · JER 12:3 · JER 22:7 · JER 51:27 · JER 51:28 · EZK 20:12 · EZK 37:28 · ZEP 1:7
Holy | verb qal, verb nif
to be holy, to become holy = process by which humans or objects become part of the realm of God and his service ► and therefore no longer accessible to humans unless they have gone through special rituals
EXO 29:21 · EXO 29:37 · EXO 29:43 · EXO 30:29 · LEV 6:11 · LEV 6:20 · NUM 17:2 · NUM 17:3 · DEU 22:9 · 1SA 21:6 · ISA 65:5 · HAG 2:12
Holy | verb hit
to consecrate oneself = action by which humans perform the rituals that allow them to be in the presence of a deity
EXO 19:22 · NUM 11:18 · JOS 3:5 · JOS 7:13 · 1SA 16:5 · 1CH 15:12 · 1CH 15:14 · 2CH 5:11 · 2CH 29:5 · 2CH 29:15 · 2CH 29:34 · 2CH 29:34 · 2CH 30:3 · 2CH 30:15 · 2CH 30:17 · 2CH 30:24 · 2CH 31:18 · 2CH 35:6 · ISA 66:17
Holy | verb pi, verb hif, verb pu'al
to consecrate = causative action by where humans cause other humans or objects to be ready to be in the presence of a deity by going through special rituals
EXO 19:10 · EXO 19:14 · EXO 19:23 · EXO 28:3 · EXO 28:41 · EXO 29:1 · EXO 29:33 · EXO 29:36 · EXO 29:37 · EXO 30:29 · EXO 30:30 · EXO 40:9 · EXO 40:10 · EXO 40:11 · EXO 40:13 · LEV 8:10 · LEV 8:11 · LEV 8:12 · LEV 8:15 · LEV 8:30 · LEV 16:19 · LEV 21:8 · NUM 6:11 · NUM 7:1 · NUM 7:1 · JOS 7:13 · 1SA 7:1 · 1SA 16:5 · 1KI 8:64 · 2CH 7:7 · 2CH 26:18 · 2CH 29:5 · 2CH 29:17 · 2CH 29:17 · 2CH 29:19 · NEH 3:1 · NEH 3:1 · JOB 1:5 · EZK 48:11 · JOL 2:16
Holy | verb pi, verb qal
to make consecrated = causative action by which humans transfer a state of holiness to other humans by contact
Clean | verb hit
to purify oneself = action by which humans perform the rituals that are necessary in order to be regarded by the law as being free from contamination, ► as a result of which they can participate in social and religious activities
Great | verb nif, verb hit
to show oneself holy = action by which God asserts his greatness ◄ by proving himself holy through his actions
LEV 10:3 · LEV 22:32 · NUM 20:13 · ISA 5:16 · EZK 20:41 · EZK 28:22 · EZK 28:25 · EZK 36:23 · EZK 38:16 · EZK 38:23 · EZK 39:27
Great | verb pi, verb hif
Collocation: קדשׁ שֵׁם
to sanctify (one's) name > to show (one's) greatness literally: to sanctify (one's) name; hence: = action by which God asserts his greatness ◄ by proving himself holy through his actions
Extraordinary | verb pi
to set apart as holy = causative action by which deities declare a particular day or time to be of special importance
Afraid | verb pi, verb hif | ≈ מֹורָא · ערץ
to respect holiness = action by which humans acknowledge the holiness of God and certain times of the year that are important to him, and act accordingly
EXO 20:8 · EXO 20:11 · LEV 25:10 · NUM 20:12 · NUM 27:14 · DEU 5:12 · DEU 32:51 · NEH 13:22 · ISA 8:13 · ISA 29:23 · JER 17:22 · JER 17:24 · JER 17:27 · EZK 20:20 · EZK 44:24
1 ISA 65:5 MT HOTTP-B RSV NIV NRSV GNT CEV ESV = [1a] | NJPS NJB REB קִדַּשְׁתִּיךָ = [1b]
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
קָדַשׁ vb. denom. be set apart, consecrated Qal be set apart, consecrated, hallowed
be hallowed, by contact with sacred things, and so tabooed from profane use, or forfeited to sancturay
consecrated, tabooed (supr.)
Niph. shew oneself sacred, majestic
be honored or treated as sacred
be consecrated, dedicated
Pi. set apart as sacred, consecrate, dedicate
observe as holy, keep sacred
honor as sacred, hallow
consecrate by purification
Pu. consecrated, dedicated
Hiph. set apart, consecrate
regard or treat, as sacred, hallowed
consecrate by purification
Hithp. keep oneself apart from unclean things
of God, cause himself to be hallowed
be observed as holy
consecrate oneself by purification, of priests and Levites
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