קָדֵשׁ

n.pr.loc. (sacred; but perhaps orig. קֶדֶשׁ, and pointing artif. to disting. from ק׳ in N);— Καδης: in S. of Judah Gn 16:14 (J), 20:1 (E), in מִדְבַּר פָּארָן Nu 13:26 (P), specif. מ׳ צִן 20:1; 33:36, cf. מ׳ קָדֵשׁ ψ 29:8; on W. border of Edom Nu 20:16 (E), 33:37 (P), cf. 20:14 (E), v 22 (P), Ju 11:16, 17 (hence RobBR ii, 175, 194 sought it at ʿAin Weibeh, in W. of Arabah); long abode of Isr. during Exod. Dt 1:46; מֵי מְרִיבַת ק׳ Nu 27:14 (cf. 20:1–13), Dt 32:51 (P); Ez 47:19 (read מְרִיבַת), 48:28, cf. Dt 33:2 (v. קֹדֶשׁ ad fin.); cf. עֵין מִשְׁפָּט Gn 14:7; = ק׳ בַּרְנֵעַ (meaning of ב׳ unknown; 𝔊 K. (τοῦ) βαρνη);—Nu 32:8 (J); Dt 1:2, 19; 2:14; 9:23; Jos 10:41; 14:6, 7 (D); Nu 34:4; Jos 15:3 (P);—mod. ʿAin Ḳadîs), c. 50 miles S. of Beersheba, JRowlands (1842) v. GWilliamsHoly City, 464 f., and especially HCTrumbull (1881) kadesh Barnea, 238–321. Hittite capital on the Orontes, N. of Damascus, towards Hamath (Egyptian Ḳdš, Ḳdšụ, Ḳdšë̥, WMMAs. u. Eur. 213 ff.);—2 S 24:6 𝔊L We Dr Kit Bu Löhr, reading אֶרֶץ הַחִתִּים קָדֵ֫שָׁה for MT א׳ תַּחְתִּים חָדְשִׁי (הַחִתִּים already HiGesch. Isr. i. 29; קָדֵ֫שָׁה Th, קֶ֫דְשָׁה Klo, of קֶדֶשׁ in Napht.); HPS doubts.