Kadesh (קדש) means catamite in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
קָדֵשׁ
kadesh
noun · masculine
In English
catamite
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kadesh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עובד מקדש שמטרתו לספק מין פולחני. מי שאחראי על אורגיות.
וַיִּשְׁאַל אֶת־אַנְשֵׁי מְקֹמָהּ, לֵאמֹר – אַיֵּה הַקְּדֵשָׁה, הִוא בָעֵינַיִם עַל־הַדָּרֶךְ; וַיֹּאמְרוּ, לֹא־הָיְתָה בָזֶה קְדֵשָׁה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kadesh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קָדֵשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- קדש
- Said
- kadesh
- Root
- ק־ד־ש
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- קְדֵשִׁים
- Feminine form
- קְדֵשָׁה
- Inflections
- נ' קְדֵשָׁה, ר' קְדֵשִׁים
- Gematria
- 404
This is how Kadesh is said in other languages.
- English
- catamite
These words rhyme with Kadesh.
The word Kadesh comes from the root ק־ד־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Kadesh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kadesh.
What does Kadesh (קדש) mean in Hebrew?
Kadesh (קדש) means catamite. It is said kadesh, with the stress on desh.
What rhymes with Kadesh (קדש)?
Words that rhyme with Kadesh (קדש) include אש, יבש, טיפש, חמש, מפרש, and שש.
Is Kadesh (קדש) masculine or feminine?
The word Kadesh (קדש) is a masculine noun, and its plural is קְדֵשִׁים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קדש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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