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Consecrate in Hebrew is קִדֵּשׁ (kidésh).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

קִדֵּשׁ
kidésh
verb
In English

consecrate

/ˈkɒnsəkɹeɪt/ /ˈkɑnsəkɹeɪt/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with C

These are the Hebrew words for consecrate as a verb.

declare holy, or make holy by some procedure

  • קִדֵּשׁקידשkidésh

This is more about the Hebrew word קִדֵּשׁ.

Written with vowel points
קִדֵּשׁ
Written without vowel points
קידש
Said
kidésh
Its meanings in English
consecrate, to sanctify

These words come before and after consecrate in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨consecrate⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨consecrate⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨consecrate⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨קִדֵּשׁ⁩, said kidésh. Without vowel points it is written ⁨קידש⁩.

What else does ⁨קידש⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨consecrate⁩, ⁨קידש⁩ can mean ⁨to sanctify⁩.

How is ⁨consecrate⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨consecrate⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈkɒnsəkɹeɪt/, /ˈkɑnsəkɹeɪt/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry consecrate and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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