The meaning of “קֶדֶשׁ”
Understanding Qedesh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Kedesh. - § Kedesh = "holy place" - Kedesh, the name of four places in Palestine 1) a city in the extreme south of Judah...
קֶדֶשׁ
Kedesh. - § Kedesh = "holy place" - Kedesh, the name of four places in Palestine 1) a city in the extreme south of Judah 1a) same as 'Kadesh' and 'Kadesh-barnea' 2) a city of Issachar allotted to the Gershonite Levites 3) a fortified Canaanite city allotted to Naphtali 4) a city of refuge in Naphtali
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua 19:37 | “And Kedesh, and Edrei, and En–hazor,” Word: קֶדֶשׁ (Qedesh) | |
| Judges 4:10 | “And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him.” Word: קֶדֶשׁ (Qedesh) | |
| 2 Kings 15:29 | “In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath–pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel–beth–maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.” Word: קֶדֶשׁ (Qedesh) | |
| 1 Chronicles 6:76 | “And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.” Word: קֶדֶשׁ (Qedesh) |