קָדֵשׁqâdêsh

temple-prostitute, (man), also feminine קְדֵשָׁה (woman), = harlot (Deuteronomy 23:18; 1 Kings 14:24; 1 Kings 22:47; 1 Kings 15:12; 2 Kings 23:7)

Pronunciation: kaw-dashe' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6945

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

  • Deuteronomy 23:17 “No Israelite, whether man or woman, may become a temple prostitute.
  • 1 Kings 14:24 There were even male and female shrine prostitutes throughout the land. The people imitated the detestable practices of the pagan nations the Lord had driven from the land ahead of the Israelites.
  • 1 Kings 15:12 He banished the male and female shrine prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the idols his ancestors had made.
  • 1 Kings 22:46 He banished from the land the rest of the male and female shrine prostitutes, who still continued their practices from the days of his father, Asa.
  • 2 Kings 23:7 He also tore down the living quarters of the male and female shrine prostitutes that were inside the Temple of the Lord, where the women wove coverings for the Asherah pole.
  • Job 36:14 They die when they are young, after wasting their lives in immoral living.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).