Male temple prostitute

H6946
Proper Name
UBS
קָדֵשׁ
Qâdêshkaw-dashe'
Proper Name Location

Definition

= man employed to have sexual intercourse with other people as part of local fertility rites; ► forbidden under Mosaic law

Semantic Domains

Prostitutes
Names of Locations

Etymology

the same as H6945 (קָדֵשׁ); sanctuary;

KJV Translations

Kadesh. Compare H6947 (קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ)

Occurrences18
Frequency Rank#1513

Verse Usage

This word appears 18 times in the Bible. Verse examples coming soon.