Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
male cult prostitute
Usage: male temple prostitute
Strong's Number
H6945
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
6
Books
4
Strong's H6945 Quick Answer
Strong's H6945 קָדֵשׁ (qadesh) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. qadesh (kaw-dashe') n-m. 1. a (quasi) sacred person, i.e. (technically) a (male) devotee (by prostitution) to licentious idolatry [from H6942] It has 6 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include sodomite and unclean. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- qadesh (kaw-dashe') n-m. 1. a (quasi) sacred person, i.e. (technically) a (male) devotee (by prostitution) to licentious idolatry [from H6942]
- Usage
- 6 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- sodomite and unclean
Meaning and Definition
qadesh (kaw-dashe') n-m. 1. a (quasi) sacred person, i.e. (technically) a (male) devotee (by prostitution) to licentious idolatry [from H6942] KJV: sodomite, unclean. Root(s): H6942
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6945. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H6945 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render qadesh, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
sodomite
Deuteronomy 23:17
unclean
Job 36:14
How Strong's H6945 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 6 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H6945 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H6945 in the Old Testament
6 indexed usages in Old Testament.
There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.
And there were also sodomites in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.
And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
Usage Excerpts
First 6 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6945.
There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.
And there were also sodomites in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.
And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land.
And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were by the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove.
They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6945, grouped by book.
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 3 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H6945 FAQ
What does qadesh (קָדֵשׁ) mean?
Qadesh (Strong's H6945) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "sodomite". qadesh (kaw-dashe') n-m. 1. a (quasi) sacred person, i.e. (technically) a (male) devotee (by prostitution) to licentious idolatry [from H6942]
How many times is qadesh (קָדֵשׁ) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 6 linked usages for Strong's H6945 across 4 books.
Where can I study qadesh (קָדֵשׁ) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6945 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate qadesh (קָדֵשׁ)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as sodomite and unclean. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.