קדוש

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Hebrew[edit]

Root
ק־ד־שׁ (q-d-š)

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Semitic *ḳudš- (holy). Cognate with Arabic قُدْس (quds).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

קָדוֹשׁ (kadósh) (feminine קְדוֹשָׁה, masculine plural קְדוֹשִׁים, feminine plural קְדוֹשׁוֹת) [pattern: קָטוֹל]

  1. holy

Noun[edit]

קָדוֹשׁ (kadóshm (plural indefinite קְדוֹשִׁים, singular construct קְדוֹשׁ־, plural construct קְדוֹשֵׁי־, feminine counterpart קְדוֹשָׁה)

  1. A saint.

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

קִדּוּשׁ (kidúshm

  1. defective spelling of קידוש

Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hebrew קָדוֹשׁ (kadósh).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

קדוש (kodeshm, plural קדושים (kdoyshem)

  1. martyr
  2. saint, holy man

Related terms[edit]