Hebrew edit

Root
ק־ד־שׁ (q-d-š)

Noun edit

קדושה / קְדֻשָּׁה (q'dusháf (plural indefinite קודשות / קְדֻשּׁוֹת, singular construct קדושת / קְדֻשַּׁת־)

  1. (post-biblical) holiness, sanctity
    • a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Sukkah 49:b:
      כשם שניסוכו בקדושה כך שריפתו בקדושה
      Just as its pouring is in sanctity, so too its burning is in sanctity.

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • English: kedushah
  • Yiddish: קדושה (kdushe)

Adjective edit

קְדוֹשָׁה (k'doshá)

  1. feminine singular indefinite form of קָדוֹשׁ (kadósh)

Yiddish edit

Noun edit

קדושה (kdushef

  1. saintliness
  2. sanctity

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