מקדש

מקדש

Hebrew

Root
ק־ד־שׁ‎ (q-d-š)

Etymology 1

Compare Punic 𐤌𐤉𐤒𐤃𐤔‎ (myqdš), Aramaic מַקְדְּשָׁא‎ (maqdəšā), Arabic مَقْدِس‎ (maqdis).

Noun

מִקְדָּשׁ • (mikdásh) m (plural indefinite מִקְדָּשִׁים‎, singular construct מִקְדַּשׁ־, plural construct מִקְדְּשֵׁי־‎) [pattern: מִקְטָל]

1. temple
2. sanctuary

Derived terms

• מִקְדָּשׁ מְעַט‎ (mikdásh m'át)

Related terms

• קָדוֹשׁ‎ (kadósh, “holy”)
• בֵּית־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ‎ (beyt-hamikdash)

References

• H4720 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• “מקדש” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• מקדש on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

מְקַדֵּשׁ • (transliteration needed)

1. Masculine singular present participle and present tense of קידש / קִדֵּשׁ‎.

Anagrams

• דמשק