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קדוש

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קדוש

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *ḳudš- (“holy”). Cognate with Arabic قُدْس (quds) and Amharic ቅዱስ (ḳədus).

adjective קָדוֹשׁ · kadósh · קְדוֹשָׁה · קְדוֹשִׁים · קְדוֹשׁוֹת

  1. holy

noun קָדוֹשׁ · kadósh · קְדוֹשִׁים · קְדוֹשׁ־ · קְדוֹשֵׁי־ · קְדוֹשָׁה

  1. A saint.

noun קִדּוּשׁ · kidúsh

  1. misspelling defective spelling of קידוש

In English

  • martyr one willing to be killed or persecuted for religion
  • saint person proclaimed as saint
  • sacred made holy

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"קדוש." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A7%D7%93%D7%95%D7%A9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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קדוש. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A7%D7%93%D7%95%D7%A9

Chicago

"קדוש." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A7%D7%93%D7%95%D7%A9.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {קדוש},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A7%D7%93%D7%95%D7%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}