מקדש

Hebrew

Root
ק־ד־שׁ (q-d-sh)

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 • (m'kadésh)

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

Anagrams

• דמשק