H6922 H6922
Holy, sacred (Aramaic); used in Daniel of God, angelic watchers, and the eschatological 'saints of the Most High.'
The Aramaic equivalent of Hebrew קָדוֹשׁ, appearing exclusively in Daniel. It describes the divine spirit within Nebuchadnezzar's counselors as 'the spirit of the holy gods' (Dan 4:5–6, 15; 5:11), the angelic 'watcher' who descends from heaven (Dan 4:10, 14, 20), and — most consequentially — the קַדִּישֵׁי עֶלְיוֹנִין, 'saints of the Most High,' who receive an everlasting kingdom (Dan 7:18, 22, 25, 27). Spanish renders this santos, German heilig, and the theological weight is enormous: this one adjective bridges heaven and earth in Daniel's apocalyptic vision.
Senses
1. holy, sacred (Aramaic) — Set apart, sacred, consecrated — applied in Daniel's Aramaic to three referents: the spirit of the gods dwelling in Daniel (Dan 4:5–6; 5:11), the angelic watchers sent from heaven's council (Dan 4:10, 14, 20), and the eschatological community ('saints of the Most High') who inherit dominion (Dan 7:18, 22, 25, 27). The consistent German heilig and Spanish santos across all uses confirm that a single core meaning — divine consecration — unifies these apparently distinct applications. Psalm 78:38's parallel Hebrew usage in the same manuscript tradition reinforces the theological continuity. 13×
AR["الْقُدُسِينَ", "الْقُدُّوسِينَ", "الْقِدِّيسُونَ", "الْقِدِّيسِينَ", "قِدِّيسُو", "قِدِّيسِي", "لِـ-قِدِّيسِي", "وَ-قُدُّوسًا", "وَ-قُدُّوسٌ", "وَ-قِدِّيسِي"]·ben["-পবিত্রদেরকে", "এবং-পবিত্র-জন", "এবং-পবিত্রদেরকে", "পবিত্র", "পবিত্রদের", "পবিত্ররা"]·DE["heilig", "und-heilig"]·EN["and-holy-one", "and-holy-ones-of", "holy", "holy-ones", "holy-ones-of", "the-holy-ones", "to-holy-ones-of"]·FR["[ולקדישי]", "[וקדיש]", "[לקדישי]", "[קדישי]", "les-saints"]·heb["ו-ל-קדושי", "ו-קדוש", "ל-קדושי", "קדושי", "קדושים"]·HI["और-पवित्र", "और-पवित्र-लोगों-को", "को-पवित्र-लोगों", "पवित्र", "पवित्र-लोग", "पवित्र-लोगों", "पवित्र-लोगों-ने", "पवित्रों-की"]·ID["-orang-orang-kudus", "dan-orang-orang-kudus", "dan-yang-kudus", "kepada-orang-orang-kudus", "kudus", "orang-orang-kudus", "yang-kudus"]·IT["e-santo", "santo"]·jav["dhateng-para-suci", "lan-dhateng-para-suci", "lan-suci", "para-suci", "suci"]·KO["거룩한-", "거룩한-의", "거룩한-자들-의", "거룩한자들과", "거룩한자들의", "거룩한자들이", "곧-거룩한-자-가", "그리고-거룩한자들을", "에게-거룩한자들에게"]·PT["aos-santos-do", "e-aos-santos-do", "e-santo", "os-santos", "os-santos-do", "santos", "santos-do"]·RU["и-святого", "и-святой", "и-святых", "святые", "святым", "святыми", "святых"]·ES["a-santos-de", "los-santos", "santos", "santos-de", "y-a-santos-de", "y-santo"]·SW["kwa-watakatifu-wa", "na-mtakatifu", "na-watakatifu-wa", "watakatifu", "watakatifu-wa"]·TR["kutsal", "kutsallar", "kutsallarla", "kutsalları", "kutsalların", "kutsallarına", "ve-kutsal-olan", "ve-kutsallarını"]·urd["اور-مقدس", "اور-مقدسین-کو", "مقدسوں", "مقدسین", "مقدسین-نے", "مقدسین-کو", "مقدسین-کے"]
Related Senses
H3548 1. priest, cultic officiant (750×)G5547 1. Christ, Messiah, Anointed One (540×)H5030 1. Prophet, divine spokesperson (317×)H5930a 1. burnt offering (sacrifice) (286×)H3881 1. Levites (priestly class) (283×)G4396 1. prophet, spokesperson of God (146×)H6944 1. sanctuary, holy place (129×)G0749 1. high priest, chief priest (123×)H6944 2. holiness, sacredness (abstract quality) (123×)G5330 1. Pharisee (99×)G4336 1. pray to God (86×)H6944 3. holy things, sacred offerings (plural) (86×)H3722a 1. make ritual atonement (Piel) (85×)H6912 1. bury (Qal active) (82×)H6419 1. pray (Hitpael) (80×)H6944 4. holiness (with possessive pronoun) (77×)H6942 1. sanctify, consecrate (Piel factitive) (76×)H2930a 1. Qal: be/become unclean (75×)H7819a 1. slaughter an animal (Qal active) (72×)H1486 1. lot (object cast for decisions) (71×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† קַדִּישׁ adj. holy;—abs. ק׳ Dn 4:10, 20; pl. שִׁין 4:5 +, cstr. -שֵׁי 7:18 +;—gods Dn 4:5, 6, 15; 5:11; as subst., of angels 4:10, 14, 20; of Isr. (as holy ones, saints) 7:21, 22, קַדִּישֵׁי עֶלְיוֹנִין saints of the Most High v 18, 22, 25, 27.