H6945 H6945
Male cult prostitute; a man engaged in ritual sexual practices at pagan shrines, condemned in Deuteronomic law.
Denotes a male cult prostitute — a man dedicated to ritual sexual practices at Canaanite or syncretistic shrines. The word is consistently condemned in the Deuteronomic history: the law forbids any Israelite from becoming a qadesh (Deut 23:17), and the reforming kings are praised for removing them from the land (1 Kgs 15:12; 22:46; 2 Kgs 23:7). Rehoboam's reign, by contrast, is marked by the presence of qedeshim in the land (1 Kgs 14:24). Job 36:14 warns that the godless die 'among the qedeshim,' suggesting an ignoble end.
Senses
1. cult prostitute (male) — A male cult prostitute or temple functionary associated with pagan ritual sexual practices. Spanish 'prostitutos cultuales' and 'sodomita' reflect the dual registers of scholarly precision and traditional rendering. The term appears in the Deuteronomic prohibition (Deut 23:17, 'there shall be no qadesh among the sons of Israel'), and the Deuteronomistic historian uses it as a barometer of apostasy: Rehoboam allowed qedeshim in the land (1 Kgs 14:24), Asa removed them (1 Kgs 15:12), Jehoshaphat expelled the remnant (1 Kgs 22:46), and Josiah tore down their quarters beside the temple (2 Kgs 23:7). In Job 36:14, Elihu warns that the godless 'die among the qedeshim,' suggesting a shameful, premature death. 6×
AR["القُدسِيِّينَ", "الْمُأَبَّنِينَ", "الْمُأَنَّثِينَ", "بَينَ-المَقدَّسينَ", "زَانٍ", "مُأَنَّثٌ"]·ben["দেবদাস", "দেবদাসী", "দেবদাসীদের", "মন্দির-দাসদের-মধ্যে", "মন্দিরের-বেশ্যা"]·DE["[בקדשים]", "cult-prostitute", "der-cult-prostitute", "der-cult-prostitutes"]·EN["among-the-cult-prostitutes", "cult-prostitute", "the-cult-prostitute", "the-cult-prostitutes"]·FR["cult-prostitute", "le-cult-prostitute", "le-cult-prostitutes", "prostitué-sacré", "בקדשים"]·heb["ב-קדשים", "ה-קדש", "ה-קדשים", "קדש"]·HI["पुरुष-वेश्या", "पुरुष-वेश्याओं-को", "वेश्याओं-में", "ह-केदेशीम-के"]·ID["di antara-orang-orang yang najis", "laki-laki-sundal-kuil", "para-pelacur-bait-suci", "para-pelacur-bakti", "pelacur-bakti", "pelacur-pelacur-bakti"]·IT["cult-prostitute", "culto-meretrice", "il-culto-meretrice", "il-culto-meretrici", "nel-fra-il-cult-prostitutes"]·jav["ing-antawis-pelacur", "jaler-sundel", "para-pelacur-kuil", "para-sundel-lanang", "pelacur-kuil", "priyantun-sundel-kuil"]·KO["그-남색하는-자들을", "그-남창-이", "남색하는-자가", "남창들-에서", "남창들의", "신전-남창이"]·PT["entre-os-prostitutos.", "os-prostitutos-cultuais", "prostituto-cultual"]·RU["блудник", "блудника", "блудников", "блудников-храмовых", "среди-блудников"]·ES["el-sodomita", "entre-los-prostitutos", "los-prostitutos-cultuales", "los-prostitutos-sagrados", "prostituto-sagrado"]·SW["kahaba-wa-hekalu", "mahanithi", "makahaba-wa-hekaluni", "miongoni-mwa-makahaba", "wanaume-wa-hekaluni"]·TR["erkek-fahişe", "erkek-fahişeler", "erkek-fahişelerin", "kutsanmışlar-arasında", "mabet-fahişelerini", "mabet-fahişesi"]·urd["فحش کرنے والوں میں", "مخصوص-فاحشوں-کو", "مخصوص-فاحشے", "مرد-بازوں", "مرد-فاحشہ", "کنلوں-کے"]
Related Senses
H2896a 1. good (quality or moral) (305×)H7563 1. wicked person (259×)H7451c 1. moral evil or wickedness (234×)H5771 1. iniquity, sin, wrongdoing (222×)H6662 1. righteous person (substantive) (195×)G0266 1. sin, failure, transgression (173×)H2403b 1. sin, transgression (170×)H2617a 1. Covenant faithfulness, steadfast love (167×)H2398 1. Qal: to sin, commit sin (165×)H6666 1. righteousness, moral uprightness (145×)G5485 1. grace, divine favor (141×)H7451a 1. morally evil, wicked (129×)H2403b 2. sin-offering, sacrifice for sin (120×)G2570 1. good, right, excellent (98×)H6588 1. transgression, offense against God (88×)G0018 1. good (moral quality) (85×)H2896b 1. good, what is good (85×)H7451b 1. evil, wickedness (moral) (83×)H7451a 2. evil, harm, calamity (80×)G1342 1. righteous, upright (of persons) (70×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† I. קָדֵשׁ n.m. temple-prostitute (man) (cf. RSProph. ii, N. 19, and v. Assyrian sub √);—ק׳ Dt 23:18; coll. 1 K 14:24; 22:47; pl. קְדֵשִׁים 15:2 2 K 23:7; Jb 36:14; also f. קְדֵשָׁה (woman) Dt 23:18; pl. קְדֵשׁוֹת Ho 4:14; = harlot, fs. Gn 38:21(×2), 22 (J).