מִקְדָּשׁ (H4720) — Hebrew Lexicon

מִקְדָּשׁ

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miqdâsh

H4720 noun

SILEX Entry

Root קדשׁ to be holy, to consecrate, to set apart

Definition

A sacred or holy place set apart for divine presence or religious activities; specifically, a sanctuary designated for the worship of a deity. In Israelite contexts, typically refers to the central place of worship—whether the tabernacle, the First Temple in Jerusalem, or envisioned future sanctuaries. The term can also be used more generally for sanctuaries of other peoples or deities, and in some late passages refers to smaller sacred sites or shrines.

Semantic Range

consecrated place, sanctuary, place set apart for divine presence, central temple (tabernacle or Jerusalem temple), sacred site, shrine, sanctuary of other deities

Root / Etymology

The noun מִקְדָּשׁ derives from the root ק-ד-שׁ (קדש), which has the core sense 'to be set apart, consecrated, holy.' The noun is a miqtal-style nominal formation, indicating a place or thing characterized by the root idea. Thus, מִקְדָּשׁ is 'a place sanctified' or 'location set apart' for a special (religious) purpose. While the root means 'to be holy' or 'consecrated,' the noun specifically designates the locus where consecration is realized in space.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, מִקְדָּשׁ most often refers to the definitive central place of worship authorized by Yhwh for the Israelites, namely, the tabernacle during the wilderness period and later the Temple in Jerusalem during the monarchy. In exilic and post-exilic texts, it is used for the Second Temple and anticipated eschatological sanctuaries. The term can, however, be used for sanctuaries of other deities (e.g., Ezek 28:18), making its core sense 'a place sacred to a deity' rather than exclusively an Israelite temple. Distinct from מִשְׁכָּן (mishkan, 'dwelling'), which emphasizes God's indwelling, מִקְדָּשׁ highlights the status of a location as consecrated or set apart. In later Jewish literature, מִקְדָּשׁ came to be used almost exclusively for the Jerusalem Temple, influencing later usage of the English 'sanctuary.' In English Bible translations, 'sanctuary' or 'holy place' is standard, but these may not capture the full scope of the term's flexibility in various contexts and periods.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or מִקְּדָשׁ; (Exodus 15:17), from קָדַשׁ; a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum; chapel, hallowed part, holy place, sanctuary.

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Root Family

קדשׁ (q-d-sh) — holiness, consecration, being set apart

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H6945	קָדֵשׁ	male cult devotees
H6946	קָדֵשׁ	in Kadesh
H6947	קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ	Qadesh-Barnea

Word Forms

26 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`H4720-04`	הַ/מִּקְדָּשׁ֙	hamiqedash	`HTd/Ncmsa`	the sanctuary	the set-apart sanctuary	16
`H4720-16`	מִקְדָּשִׁ֔/י	miqedashi	`HNcmsc/Sp1cs`	my sanctuary	my set-apart sanctuary	13
`H4720-09`	מִקְּדָ֕שׁ	miqedash	`HNcmsa`	sanctuary	set-apart sanctuary	9
`H4720-18`	מִקְדָּשׁ֛/וֹ	miqedasho	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	his sanctuary	his consecrated place	4
`H4720-05`	לַ/מִּקְדָּֽשׁ	lamiqedash	`HRd/Ncmsa`	for the sanctuary	to the consecrated place	3
`H4720-13`	מִקְדָּשֶֽׁ/ךָ	miqedashekha	`HNcmsc/Sp2ms`	your sanctuary	your set-apart sanctuary	3
`H4720-02`	בְּ/מִקְדָּשִׁ֖/י	bemiqedashi	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs`	in my sanctuary	in my consecrated sanctuary	2
`H4720-23`	וּ/מִקְדָּ֖שׁ	umiqedash	`HC/Ncmsa`	and a sanctuary	and a consecrated place	2
`H4720-19`	מִקְדְּשֵׁ֖י	miqedeshey	`HNcmpc`	sanctuary	sanctuaries of	2
`H4720-01`	בְּ/מִקְדַּ֥שׁ	bemiqedash	`HR/Ncmsc`	by the sanctuary	in a consecrated place	2
`H4720-06`	לְ/מִקְדָּ֑שׁ	lemiqedash	`HR/Ncmsa`	for-a-sanctuary	to a set-apart sanctuary	2
`H4720-24`	וּ/מִקְדָּשִׁ֖/י	umiqedashi	`HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs`	and my sanctuary	and my set-apart sanctuary	2
`H4720-26`	בְ/מִקְדָּשִׁ/י֙	vemiqedashi	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs`	in my sanctuary	in my set-apart sanctuary	1
`H4720-11`	מִקְדָּשָׁ֔/ם	miqedasham	`HNcmsc/Sp3mp`	their-sanctuary	their set-apart sanctuary	1
`H4720-22`	וּ/מִ/מִּקְדָּשִׁ֖/י	umimiqedashi	`HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp1cs`	and from my sanctuary	and from my consecrated-place	1
`H4720-10`	מִקְדָּשָׁ֔/הּ	miqedashah	`HNcmsc/Sp3fs`	her sanctuary	her set-apart sanctuary	1
`H4720-15`	מִקְדָּשֶׁ֑י/ךָ	miqedasheykha	`HNcmpc/Sp2ms`	your sanctuaries	your set-apart sanctuaries	1
`H4720-12`	מִקְדָּשַׁ֔/י	miqedashay	`HNcmpc/Sp1cs`	my sanctuaries	my set-apart sanctuaries	1
`H4720-03`	בְּ/מִקְדָּשֽׁ/וֹ	bemiqedasho	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	in his sanctuary	in his consecrated place	1
`H4720-17`	מִקְדָּשִׁ֑ים	miqedashim	`HNcmpa`	the sanctuaries	set-apart sanctuaries	1
`H4720-25`	וּ/מִקְדְּשֵׁ֥י	umiqedeshey	`HC/Ncmpc`	and the sanctuaries	and sanctuaries of	1
`H4720-07`	לְ/מִקְדָּשׁ/וֹ֙	lemiqedasho	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	his sanctuary	to his consecrated place	1
`H4720-08`	מִֽ/מִּקְדָּ֫שֶׁ֥י/ךָ	mimiqedasheykha	`HR/Ncmpc/Sp2ms`	from Your holy places	from your sanctuaries	1
`H4720-20`	מִקְדְּשֵׁי/כֶ֑ם	miqedesheykhem	`HNcmpc/Sp2mp`	your sanctuaries	your set-apart sanctuaries	1
`H4720-14`	מִקְדָּשֵֽׁ/נוּ	miqedashenu	`HNcmsc/Sp1cp`	of our sanctuary	our set-apart sanctuary	1
`H4720-21`	מִקְדְּשׁ֖/וֹ	miqedesho	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	its holy part	his set-apart sanctuary	1

Occurrences in Scripture

74 total occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`H4720-09`	Exodus 15:17	מִקְּדָ֕שׁ	miqedash	`HNcmsa`	the sanctuary	set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-09`	Exodus 25:8	מִקְדָּ֑שׁ	miqedash	`HNcmsa`	a sanctuary	set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-04`	Leviticus 12:4	הַ/מִּקְדָּשׁ֙	hamiqedash	`HTd/Ncmsa`	the-sanctuary	the set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-09`	Leviticus 16:33	מִקְדַּ֣שׁ	miqedash	`HNcmsc`	the sanctuary	set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-24`	Leviticus 19:30	וּ/מִקְדָּשִׁ֖/י	umiqedashi	`HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs`	and My sanctuary	and my set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-16`	Leviticus 20:3	מִקְדָּשִׁ֔/י	miqedashi	`HNcmsc/Sp1cs`	my sanctuary	my set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-04`	Leviticus 21:12	הַ/מִּקְדָּשׁ֙	hamiqedash	`HTd/Ncmsa`	the sanctuary	the set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-09`	Leviticus 21:12	מִקְדַּ֣שׁ	miqedash	`HNcmsc`	sanctuary	set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-12`	Leviticus 21:23	מִקְדָּשַׁ֔/י	miqedashay	`HNcmpc/Sp1cs`	my sanctuaries	my set-apart sanctuaries
`H4720-24`	Leviticus 26:2	וּ/מִקְדָּשִׁ֖/י	umiqedashi	`HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs`	and my sanctuary	and my set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-20`	Leviticus 26:31	מִקְדְּשֵׁי/כֶ֑ם	miqedesheykhem	`HNcmpc/Sp2mp`	your sanctuaries	your set-apart sanctuaries
`H4720-04`	Numbers 3:38	הַ/מִּקְדָּ֔שׁ	hamiqedash	`HTd/Ncmsa`	of-the-sanctuary	the set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-04`	Numbers 10:21	הַ/מִּקְדָּ֑שׁ	hamiqedash	`HTd/Ncmsa`	the sanctuary	the set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-04`	Numbers 18:1	הַ/מִּקְדָּ֑שׁ	hamiqedash	`HTd/Ncmsa`	of the sanctuary	the set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-21`	Numbers 18:29	מִקְדְּשׁ֖/וֹ	miqedesho	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	its holy part	his set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-09`	Numbers 19:20	מִקְדַּ֨שׁ	miqedash	`HNcmsc`	sanctuary	set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-01`	Joshua 24:26	בְּ/מִקְדַּ֥שׁ	bemiqedash	`HR/Ncmsc`	by the sanctuary	in a consecrated place
`H4720-06`	Isaiah 8:14	לְ/מִקְדָּ֑שׁ	lemiqedash	`HR/Ncmsa`	for-a-sanctuary	to a set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-18`	Isaiah 16:12	מִקְדָּשׁ֛/וֹ	miqedasho	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	his sanctuary	his consecrated place
`H4720-16`	Isaiah 60:13	מִקְדָּשִׁ֔/י	miqedashi	`HNcmsc/Sp1cs`	of my sanctuary	my set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-13`	Isaiah 63:18	מִקְדָּשֶֽׁ/ךָ	miqedashekha	`HNcmsc/Sp2ms`	your sanctuary	your set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-14`	Jeremiah 17:12	מִקְדָּשֵֽׁ/נוּ	miqedashenu	`HNcmsc/Sp1cp`	of our sanctuary	our set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-19`	Jeremiah 51:51	מִקְדְּשֵׁ֖י	miqedeshey	`HNcmpc`	the holy places of	sanctuaries of
`H4720-16`	Ezekiel 5:11	מִקְדָּשִׁ֣/י	miqedashi	`HNcmsc/Sp1cs`	my sanctuary	my set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-16`	Ezekiel 8:6	מִקְדָּשִׁ֔/י	miqedashi	`HNcmsc/Sp1cs`	my sanctuary	my set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-22`	Ezekiel 9:6	וּ/מִ/מִּקְדָּשִׁ֖/י	umimiqedashi	`HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp1cs`	and from my sanctuary	and from my consecrated-place
`H4720-06`	Ezekiel 11:16	לְ/מִקְדָּ֣שׁ	lemiqedash	`HR/Ncmsa`	for-a-sanctuary	to a set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-17`	Ezekiel 21:7	מִקְדָּשִׁ֑ים	miqedashim	`HNcmpa`	the sanctuaries	set-apart sanctuaries
`H4720-16`	Ezekiel 23:38	מִקְדָּשִׁ/י֙	miqedashi	`HNcmsc/Sp1cs`	my sanctuary	my set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-16`	Ezekiel 23:39	מִקְדָּשִׁ֛/י	miqedashi	`HNcmsc/Sp1cs`	My sanctuary	my set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-16`	Ezekiel 24:21	מִקְדָּשִׁ/י֙	miqedashi	`HNcmsc/Sp1cs`	my sanctuary	my set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-16`	Ezekiel 25:3	מִקְדָּשִׁ֣/י	miqedashi	`HNcmsc/Sp1cs`	my-sanctuary	my set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-15`	Ezekiel 28:18	מִקְדָּשֶׁ֑י/ךָ	miqedasheykha	`HNcmpc/Sp2ms`	your sanctuaries	your set-apart sanctuaries
`H4720-16`	Ezekiel 37:26	מִקְדָּשִׁ֛/י	miqedashi	`HNcmsc/Sp1cs`	my-sanctuary	my set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-16`	Ezekiel 37:28	מִקְדָּשִׁ֛/י	miqedashi	`HNcmsc/Sp1cs`	my sanctuary	my set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-05`	Ezekiel 43:21	לַ/מִּקְדָּֽשׁ	lamiqedash	`HRd/Ncmsa`	the-sanctuary	to the consecrated place
`H4720-04`	Ezekiel 44:1	הַ/מִּקְדָּשׁ֙	hamiqedash	`HTd/Ncmsa`	of the sanctuary	the set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-04`	Ezekiel 44:5	הַ/מִּקְדָּֽשׁ	hamiqedash	`HTd/Ncmsa`	of the sanctuary	the set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-02`	Ezekiel 44:7	בְּ/מִקְדָּשִׁ֖/י	bemiqedashi	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs`	in my sanctuary	in my consecrated sanctuary
`H4720-02`	Ezekiel 44:8	בְּ/מִקְדָּשִׁ֖/י	bemiqedashi	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs`	in my sanctuary	in my consecrated sanctuary
`H4720-16`	Ezekiel 44:9	מִקְדָּשִׁ֑/י	miqedashi	`HNcmsc/Sp1cs`	my sanctuary	my set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-26`	Ezekiel 44:11	בְ/מִקְדָּשִׁ/י֙	vemiqedashi	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs`	in my sanctuary	in my set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-16`	Ezekiel 44:15	מִקְדָּשִׁ/י֙	miqedashi	`HNcmsc/Sp1cs`	of-my-sanctuary	my set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-16`	Ezekiel 44:16	מִקְדָּשִׁ֗/י	miqedashi	`HNcmsc/Sp1cs`	my sanctuary	my set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-04`	Ezekiel 45:3	הַ/מִּקְדָּ֖שׁ	hamiqedash	`HTd/Ncmsa`	the sanctuary	the set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-04`	Ezekiel 45:4	הַ/מִּקְדָּשׁ֙	hamiqedash	`HTd/Ncmsa`	the sanctuary	the set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-23`	Ezekiel 45:4	וּ/מִקְדָּ֖שׁ	umiqedash	`HC/Ncmsa`	and a sanctuary	and a consecrated place
`H4720-05`	Ezekiel 45:4	לַ/מִּקְדָּֽשׁ	lamiqedash	`HRd/Ncmsa`	for the sanctuary	to the consecrated place
`H4720-04`	Ezekiel 45:18	הַ/מִּקְדָּֽשׁ	hamiqedash	`HTd/Ncmsa`	the-sanctuary	the set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-04`	Ezekiel 47:12	הַ/מִּקְדָּ֖שׁ	hamiqedash	`HTd/Ncmsa`	the sanctuary	the set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-04`	Ezekiel 48:8	הַ/מִּקְדָּ֖שׁ	hamiqedash	`HTd/Ncmsa`	the sanctuary	the set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-09`	Ezekiel 48:10	מִקְדַּשׁ	miqedash	`HNcmsc`	sanctuary	set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-23`	Ezekiel 48:21	וּ/מִקְדַּ֥שׁ	umiqedash	`HC/Ncmsc`	and-sanctuary	and a consecrated place
`H4720-25`	Amos 7:9	וּ/מִקְדְּשֵׁ֥י	umiqedeshey	`HC/Ncmpc`	and the sanctuaries	and sanctuaries of
`H4720-09`	Amos 7:13	מִקְדַּשׁ	miqedash	`HNcmsc`	sanctuary	set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-08`	Psalms 68:36	מִֽ/מִּקְדָּ֫שֶׁ֥י/ךָ	mimiqedasheykha	`HR/Ncmpc/Sp2ms`	from Your holy places	from your sanctuaries
`H4720-19`	Psalms 73:17	מִקְדְּשֵׁי	miqedeshey	`HNcmpc`	sanctuary	sanctuaries of
`H4720-13`	Psalms 74:7	מִקְדָּשֶׁ֑/ךָ	miqedashekha	`HNcmsc/Sp2ms`	Your sanctuary	your set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-18`	Psalms 78:69	מִקְדָּשׁ֑/וֹ	miqedasho	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	his sanctuary	his consecrated place
`H4720-03`	Psalms 96:6	בְּ/מִקְדָּשֽׁ/וֹ	bemiqedasho	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	in his sanctuary	in his consecrated place
`H4720-10`	Lamentations 1:10	מִקְדָּשָׁ֔/הּ	miqedashah	`HNcmsc/Sp3fs`	her sanctuary	her set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-18`	Lamentations 2:7	מִקְדָּשׁ֔/וֹ	miqedasho	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	his sanctuary	his consecrated place
`H4720-01`	Lamentations 2:20	בְּ/מִקְדַּ֥שׁ	bemiqedash	`HR/Ncmsc`	in the sanctuary	in a consecrated place
`H4720-18`	Daniel 8:11	מִקְדָּשֽׁ/וֹ	miqedasho	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	of his sanctuary	his consecrated place
`H4720-13`	Daniel 9:17	מִקְדָּשְׁ/ךָ֖	miqedashekha	`HNcmsc/Sp2ms`	your sanctuary	your set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-04`	Daniel 11:31	הַ/מִּקְדָּ֤שׁ	hamiqedash	`HTd/Ncmsa`	the sanctuary	the set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-04`	Nehemiah 10:40	הַ/מִּקְדָּ֔שׁ	hamiqedash	`HTd/Ncmsa`	the sanctuary	the set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-09`	1 Chronicles 22:19	מִקְדַּשׁ֙	miqedash	`HNcmsc`	the sanctuary	set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-05`	1 Chronicles 28:10	לַ/מִּקְדָּ֖שׁ	lamiqedash	`HRd/Ncmsa`	for the sanctuary	to the consecrated place
`H4720-09`	2 Chronicles 20:8	מִקְדָּ֖שׁ	miqedash	`HNcmsa`	sanctuary	set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-04`	2 Chronicles 26:18	הַ/מִּקְדָּשׁ֙	hamiqedash	`HTd/Ncmsa`	the sanctuary	the set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-04`	2 Chronicles 29:21	הַ/מִּקְדָּ֖שׁ	hamiqedash	`HTd/Ncmsa`	the sanctuary	the set-apart sanctuary
`H4720-07`	2 Chronicles 30:8	לְ/מִקְדָּשׁ/וֹ֙	lemiqedasho	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	his sanctuary	to his consecrated place
`H4720-11`	2 Chronicles 36:17	מִקְדָּשָׁ֔/ם	miqedasham	`HNcmsc/Sp3mp`	their-sanctuary	their set-apart sanctuary

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