H6946 H6946
Kadesh — a sacred wilderness site in the Negev where Israel encamped during the exodus wanderings
Meaning 'sacred' or 'holy place,' Kadesh (also called Kadesh-barnea) was a major stopping point in Israel's wilderness journeys, situated in the wilderness of Zin near the border of Edom. It served as the base from which the twelve spies were sent into Canaan (Num 13:26) and where Miriam died and Moses struck the rock at Meribah (Num 20:1–13). The site appears across the Pentateuch, in Judges, Psalms, and Ezekiel's ideal boundary descriptions. German translations sometimes render the meaning directly as 'Heiligkeit' (holiness), reflecting the etymological sense.
Senses
1. Kadesh (place name) — The place name Kadesh, a wilderness oasis in the Negev marking the southern boundary of Canaan. Israel encamped here during the exodus, and pivotal events occurred at this site: the sending of the spies (Num 13:26), the rebellion at Meribah (Num 20:1–13), and failed negotiations with Edom (Num 20:14–16). Ezekiel uses it to demarcate the ideal future boundary (Ezek 47:19; 48:28). Psalm 29:8 speaks of the wilderness of Kadesh shaking at God's voice. 18×
AR["في-قادَشَ", "في-قادِشَ", "فِي-قَادَشَ", "قادِشَ", "قَادَشَ", "قَادِش", "قَادِشَ", "قَادِشُ", "مِنْ-قَادَشَ", "مِنْ-قَادِشَ"]·ben["কাদেশ", "কাদেশ-থেকে", "কাদেশে", "কাদেশে-", "কাদেশের"]·DE["Heiligkeit", "Kadesch", "in-Kadesch", "von-Kadesch"]·EN["Kadesh", "Qadesh", "from-Kadesh", "in-Kadesh"]·FR["Kadesh", "Kadès", "dans-Kadesh", "dans-Kadès", "de-Kadesh", "il-a-sanctifié", "sainteté"]·heb["ב-קדש", "מ-קדש", "קדש", "קדשה"]·HI["-कादेश-में", "कदेश", "कादेश", "कादेश-के", "कादेश-को", "कादेश-से", "कादेशमें", "में-कादेश"]·ID["Kades", "Kadesh", "dari-Kadesh", "di-Kadesh", "ke-Kadesh"]·IT["Cades", "Kades", "Kadesh", "da-Cades", "in-Cades", "in-Kadesh", "santità"]·jav["Kades", "Kadesy", "Kadès", "Kadèsy", "dhateng-Kadès", "ing-Kadès", "saking-Kadès", "saking-Kadèsy", "wonten-ing-Kadès"]·KO["가데스", "가데스-에", "가데스-의", "가데스에", "가데시", "가데시-에서", "가데시를", "안-에-가데시", "에-가데스에", "에서-가데시"]·PT["Cades", "Qadesh", "de-Qadesh", "em-Cades", "em-Qadesh"]·RU["Кадеш", "Кадеша", "в-Кадеш", "в-Кадеше", "из-Кадеша"]·ES["Cades", "Kades", "Qadesh", "a-Cades", "de-Cades", "desde-Cades", "en-Cades", "en-Cadés"]·SW["Kadeshi", "huko-Kadeshi", "kumweka", "kutoka-Kadeshi"]·TR["-dan-Kadeş'ten", "Kadeş", "Kadeş'e", "Kadeş'in", "Kadeş'te", "Kadeş'te-", "Kadeş'ten", "Kadeş'teyiz", "Kadeş-e", "Kadeş-te"]·urd["-قادش-میں", "سے-قادس", "قادس", "قادس-میں", "قادس-میں۔", "قادس-کے", "قادس۔", "قادش-سے", "قادش-میں"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. קָדֵשׁ n.pr.loc. (sacred; but perhaps orig. קֶדֶשׁ, and pointing artif. to disting. from ק׳ in N);— 1. Καδης: in S. of Judah Gn 16:14 (J), 20:1 (E), in מִדְבַּר פָּארָן Nu 13:26 (P), specif. מ׳ צִן 20:1; 33:36, cf. מ׳ קָדֵשׁ ψ 29:8; on W. border of Edom Nu 20:16 (E), 33:37 (P), cf. 20:14 (E), v 22 (P), Ju 11:16, 17 (hence RobBR ii, 175, 194 sought it at ʿAin Weibeh, in W. of Arabah); long…