Kedesh ~ ቃዴስ: “Kedesh” means a sanctuary / SBD, (ኢያ 15:23) ... [Related term(s):- Kadesh]

The name ‘Kedesh’ is derived from ‘Qedese’ (ቀደሰ) ፥ the meaning is ‘holiness’ / Ibid.

A place in the extreme south of Judah, Probably the same as Kadesh-barnea, “And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,” (Jos 15:23)

Other places with the same name are: A city of Issachar (1 Chr 6:72); A "fenced city" of Naphtali, one of the cities of refuge (Jos 19:37; Jud 4:6); It was assigned to the Gershonite Levites (Jos 21:32). It was originally a Canaanite royal city (Jos 12:22), and was the residence of Barak; (Jud 4:6)
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ቃዴስ ~Kadesh, Kedesh: ቅዱስ፣ ለጌታ የተለየ፥ የከበረ፣ የተባረከ፣ የተመሰገነ ማለት ነው።

‘ቀደሰ’ ከሚለው ግስ የተገኘ ስም ነው።

[ቅዱስ ማለት ነው / መቅቃ]

በዚህ ስም የሚታወቁ ሦስት ቦታዎች አሉ።

I.                        ቃዴስ /Kadesh: እስራኤላውያን ከግብጽ ከወጡ በኋላ ካለፋባቸው ቦታ፥ ”መልሰውም ቃዴስ ወደ ተባለች ወደ ዓይንሚስፓጥ መጡ...” (ዘጸ 14:7)

II.                        ቃዴስ /Kedesh:

1.                  በይሁዳ በስተደቡብ ድንበር፥ (ኢያ 15:23)

2.                  የይሳኮር ነገድ የሰፈረበት፥  (1 ዜና 6:72)

3.                  ለነፍሰ ገዳይ መማፀኛ ከተማ፥ (ኢያ 19:37)፣  (መሣ 4:6)