קָדוֹשׁ
qados (qāḏôš)
/kaw-DOSH/
“holy, sacred, set apart”
Sacred, holy, set apart from moral impurity and creaturely existence; describes God's moral purity, transcendent majesty, and otherness ('Holy One of Israel').
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From קָדַשׁ (H6942) to consecrate, be holy.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
holyHoly Onesaint
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: קָדוֹשׁ (holy, sacred, set apart) -> ἅγιος (dedicated to the gods, sacred, holy)
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where קָדוֹשׁ (qados) carries significant theological or narrative weight.