Kodesh (קודש) means holiness in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
holiness
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kodesh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תכונת דבר מופרש ומובדל משאר דברים במעלה עפ"ר רוחנית דתית.
מִי-כָֿמֹכָֿהֿ בָּאֵלִם יְהֹוָה מִי כָּמֹכָֿהֿ נֶאְדָּר בַּקֹּדֶֿשׁ נוֹרָא תְֿהִלֹּתֿ עֹשֵׂהֿ פֶֿלֶא.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kodesh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קֹדֶשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- קודש
- Said
- kodesh
- Root
- ק־ד־ש
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Plural
- קָדָשִׁים גם קֳדָשִׁים
- Inflections
- ר' קָדָשִׁים גם קֳדָשִׁים; נס' קֹדֶש־, נ"ר קָדְשֵׁי־
- Gematria
- 410
This is how Kodesh is said in other languages.
- English
- holiness
These words mean nearly the same as Kodesh.
- קדושה
- טוהר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Kodesh.
These words rhyme with Kodesh.
The word Kodesh is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אדמת הקודש
- ארון הקודש
- ארץ הקודש
- לשון הקודש
- קודש קודשים
- רוח הקודש
- שבת קודש
- סדר קודשים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Kodesh comes from the root ק־ד־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Kodesh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kodesh.
What does Kodesh (קודש) mean in Hebrew?
Kodesh (קודש) means holiness. It is said kodesh, with the stress on ko.
What is a synonym for Kodesh (קודש)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kodesh (קודש) are קדושה and טוהר.
What is the opposite of Kodesh (קודש)?
Words that mean the opposite of Kodesh (קודש) are חול and חולין.
What rhymes with Kodesh (קודש)?
Words that rhyme with Kodesh (קודש) include חודש and גודש.
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.