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Holy of Holies in Hebrew is קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים (kódesh hakodashím).

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

קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים
kódesh hakodashím
noun · masculine
In English

Holy of Holies

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with H

These are the Hebrew words for Holy of Holies as a noun.

the most sacred place within a sacred building

  • קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁיםקודש הקודשיםkódesh hakodashímmasculine

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These are the questions people ask about ⁨Holy of Holies⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨Holy of Holies⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨Holy of Holies⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים⁩, said kódesh hakodashím. Without vowel points it is written ⁨קודש הקודשים⁩.

Is ⁨קודש הקודשים⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨קודש הקודשים⁩ is masculine.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry Holy of Holies 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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