female temple prostitute, harlot
STRONG'S WORD STUDY
H6948 — קְדֵשָׁה
qe.de.shah · cult prostitute · Hebrew/Aramaic
4 tagged verse occurrences
Genesis 38:21 · הַקְּדֵשָׁ֛ה · קְדֵשָֽׁה׃He asked the men of that place, “Where is the shrine prostitute who was beside the road at Enaim?” “No shrine prostitute has been here,” they answered.Genesis 38:22 · קְדֵשָֽׁה׃So Hirah returned to Judah and said, “I could not find her, and furthermore, the men of that place said, ‘No shrine prostitute has been here.’”Deuteronomy 23:17 · קְדֵשָׁ֖הNo daughter or son of Israel is to be a shrine prostitute.Hosea 4:14 · הַקְּדֵשׁ֖וֹתI will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes. So a people without understanding will come to ruin.