Holy
קַדִּישׁStrong’s H6922qaddish (qad-dish)
Appears in 12 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Qaddish is the Aramaic word usually translated “holy” and “holy of”. It appears in 12 verses of the Old Testament.
“But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my God, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and before him I told the dream, saying,”
Meaning
- Holy, separate
- (TWOT) angels, saints
How it's translated
- holy 7
- and a holy 2
- holy of 2
- for holy of 1
- and holy of 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Daniel 12
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 4:9In contextO Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.
- Daniel 4:13In contextI saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;
- Daniel 4:17In contextThis matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.
- Daniel 4:18In contextThis dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.
- Daniel 4:23In contextAnd whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;
- Daniel 5:11In contextThere is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
Aramaic dictionary
קַדִּישׁ qaddish · holy
1) holy, separate 2) (TWOT) angels, saints
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “holy” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
HO'LY, adjective
- Properly, whole, entire or perfect, in a moral sense.“Be ye holy; for I am holy” 1 Peter 1:16
- Hallowed; consecrated or set apart to a sacred use, or to the service or worship of God; a sense frequent in Scripture; as the holy sabbath; holy oil; holy vessels; a holy nation; the holy temple; a holy priesthood.
- Proceeding from pious principles, or directed to pious purposes; as holy zeal.
- Perfectly just and good; as the holy law of God.
All definitions
- Sacred; as a holy witness.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Aramaic, not from any one translation.