Quick Definition
male cult prostitute
Strong's Definition
a (quasi) sacred person, i.e. (technically) a (male) devotee (by prostitution) to licentious idolatry
Derivation: from H6942 (קָדַשׁ);
KJV Usage: sodomite, unclean.
TWOT Reference: 1990c
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) male temple prostitute
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
male temple prostitute
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
קָדֵשׁ
qâdêsh
BDB Definition:
1) male temple prostitute
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H6942
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1990c
Total KJV Occurrences: 6