Qedesh — H6943

Definition

locative proper noun

Kedesh, the name of four places in Palestine

1. Kedesh = "holy place"
2. a city in the extreme south of Judah
1. same as 'Kadesh' and 'Kadesh-barnea'
3. a city of Issachar allotted to the Gershonite Levites
4. a fortified Canaanite city allotted to Naphtali
5. a city of refuge in Naphtali

Usually translated as

Kedesh

Origin

from H6942; a sanctum

• Derived from Qâdash (H6942)

Occurrences

Qedesh occurs 11 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Joshua (5), Judges (4), 2 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (1)

• Joshua 12:22 — The king of Kedesh (קֶ֙דֶשׁ֙), one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one;
• Joshua 15:23 — And Kedesh (וְקֶ֥דֶשׁ), and Hazor, and Ithnan,
• Joshua 19:37 — And Kedesh (וְקֶ֥דֶשׁ), and Edrei, and En-hazor,
• Joshua 20:7 — And they appointed Kedesh (קֶ֤דֶשׁ) in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.
• Joshua 21:32 — And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh (קֶ֨דֶשׁ) in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammoth-dor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
• Judges 4:6 — And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-naphtali (מִקֶּ֖דֶשׁ), and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?
• Judges 4:9 — And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh (קֶֽדְשָׁה).
• Judges 4:10 — And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh (קֶ֔דְשָׁה); and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him.
• Judges 4:11 — Now Heber the Kenite, which was of the children of Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh (קֶֽדֶשׁ).
• 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 (קֶ֨דֶשׁ), and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.
• 1 Chronicles 6:72 — And out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh (קֶ֖דֶשׁ) with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs,