קדיש

Aramaic

Etymology 1

Compare Hebrew קָדוֹשׁ and Arabic قِدِّيس (qiddīs).

Adjective

קַדִּישׁ • (qaddīš).

  1. holy
    • אתקינו סעודתא
      אַתְקִינוּ סְעוּדָתָא דִּמְהֵימְנוּתָא שְׁלֵימָתָא חֶדְוָתָא דְמַלְכָּא קַדִּישָׁא
Inflection
Inflection of קדיש
singular plural
masculine feminine masculine feminine
absolute קַדִּישׁ קַדִּישָׁה קַדִּישִׁי
קַדִּישִׁין
קַדִּישָׁן
construct קַדִּישׁ קַדִּישַׁת קַדִּישֵׁי קַדִּישָׁת
emphatic קַדִּישָׁא קַדִּישְׁתָא קַדִּישַׁיָּא
קַדִּישֵׁי
קַדִּישָׁתָא

Etymology 2

Compare Hebrew קִידֵּשׁ (qiddēš) and Arabic قَدَّسَ (qaddasa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qadˈdeːʃ/

Verb

קַדֵּישׁ • (qaddēš)

  1. to sanctify, to consecrate
    • Tanach, Exodus 28:41:
      וְתַלְבֵּשׁ יָתְהוֹן יָת אַהֲרֹן אָחוּךְ וְיָת בְּנוֹהִי עִמֵּיהּ וּתְרַבֵּי יָתְהוֹן וּתְקָרֵב יָת קֻרְבַּנְהוֹן וּתְקַדֵּשׁ יָתְהוֹן וִישַׁמְּשׁוּן קֳדָמָי:
      wəṯalbēš yāṯhōn yāṯ ʾahărōn ʾāḥūḵ wəyāṯ bənōhī ʿimmēh ūṯᵊrabbē yāṯhōn ūṯᵊqārēḇ yāṯ qurbanhōn ūṯᵊqaddēš yāṯhōn wīšamšūn qŏḏāmāy
      Clothe your brother, Aharon, with [these garments], and also [clothe] his sons along with him. [Then] anoint them, and install them [offer their sacrifices], and consecrate them to serve [before] Me [as kohanim].
Conjugation
Conjugation of קַדֵּישׁ
masculine
singular
feminine
singular
masculine
plural
feminine
plural
past first person קַדֵּישִׁית קַדֵּישְׁנַן
second person קַדֵּישְׁתְּ קַדֵּישְׁתְּ קַדֵּישְׁתּוּן קַדֵּישְׁתִּין
third person קַדֵּישׁ קַדֵּישַׁת/קַדְּשָׁה/קַדִּישָׁה קַדִּישׁוּ (masc)/קַדִּישָׁא (fem)
present all persons מְקַדֵּישׁ מְקַדְּשָׁא מְקַדְּשִׁין מְקַדְּשָׁן
future first person אֲקַדֵּישׁ נְקַדֵּישׁ/לְקַדֵּישׁ
second person תְּקַדֵּישׁ תְּקַדְּשִׁי/תְּקַדְּשִׁין תְּקַדְּשׁוּ(ן) ?
third person לִיקַדֵּישׁ/יְקַדֵּישׁ תְּקַדֵּישׁ נִיקַדְּשׁוּ(ן)/לִיקַדְּשׁוּ(ן)/יְקַדְּשׁוּן לְקַדְּשָׁן/יְקַדְּשָׁן
imperative second person קַדֵּישׁ קַדִּישִׁי/קַדְּשִׁי קַדִּישׁוּ/קַדְּשׁוּ ?

References

  • qdyš”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

Hebrew

Root
ק־ד־שׁ (q-d-sh)
10 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic קַדִּישׁ (qaddīš, holy).

Noun

קַדִּישׁ • (kadishm

  1. (Judaism) kaddish

Derived terms

  • חצי קדיש (khatsi kadish)
  • קדיש דרבנן (kadish d'rabanan)
  • קדיש יתום (kadish yatom)
  • קדיש שלם (kadish shalem)

Further reading

Yiddish

Etymology

From Aramaic קַדִּישׁ (qaddīš, holy).

Noun

קדיש • (kadeshm or n, plural קדישים (kadeyshem)

  1. (Judaism) kaddish
  2. (endearing, colloquial) son