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Meaning and etymology of the name Kedesh
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Kedesh 
There are three towns named Kedesh in the Bible. The first one is a Canaanite town conquered by Joshua. Another Kedesh is a town in south Judah (Joshua 15:23), and a third one is a town in Issachar (1 Chronicles 6:72).
The name Kedesh comes from the verb
(qadash) to be consecrated, hallowed, sanctified. Many scholars believe that this verb originally meant to separate, but that belief is made challengeable by the lack of occurrences of this verb in a secular context. in Akkadian this verb means to be clean or pure. The Biblical usage of this verb is pretty much on a par with the English verb to consecrate or be holy.
Usually nouns derive from verbs but in this case the verb came from a noun. And there are other nouns crafted from this same stock:
(qodesh) means apartness, holiness, sacredness.
 (qadosh), means holy, holy one, saint.
(qadesh), denotes a male temple prostitute (Deuteronomy 23:18).
 (miqdash) means holy place or sanctuary.
For a meaning of the name Kedesh, NOBS Study Bible Name List reads Sacred Place. Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names reads Sanctuary.
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