קְדֵשָׁהqᵉdêshâh
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: ked-ay-shaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6948
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 38:21 So he asked the men who lived there, “Where can I find the shrine prostitute who was sitting beside the road at the entrance to Enaim?” “We’ve never had a shrine prostitute here,” they replied.
- Genesis 38:22 So Hirah returned to Judah and told him, “I couldn’t find her anywhere, and the men of the village claim they’ve never had a shrine prostitute there.”
- Deuteronomy 23:17 “No Israelite, whether man or woman, may become a temple prostitute.
- Hosea 4:14 But why should I punish them for their prostitution and adultery? For your men are doing the same thing, sinning with whores and shrine prostitutes. O foolish people! You refuse to understand, so you will be destroyed.
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).