4720. miqdash or miqqedash
Lexical Summary
miqdash or miqqedash: Sanctuary, holy place

Original Word: מִקְדָּשׁ
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: miqdash
Pronunciation: mik-dawsh'
Phonetic Spelling: (mik-dawsh')
KJV: chapel, hallowed part, holy place, sanctuary
NASB: sanctuary, sanctuaries, holy place, holy, holy places, places, sacred part
Word Origin: [from H6942 (קָדַשׁ - consecrate)]

1. a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
chapel, hallowed part, holy place, sanctuary

Or miqqdash (Exod. 15:17) {mik-ked-awsh'}; from qadash; a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum -- chapel, hallowed part, holy place, sanctuary.

see HEBREW qadash

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from the same as qodesh
Definition
a sacred place, sanctuary
NASB Translation
holy (1), holy place (2), holy places (1), places (1), sacred part (1), sanctuaries (5), sanctuary (65).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מִקְדָּשׁ noun masculineAmos 7:9 sacred place, sanctuary; — ׳מ Exodus 25:8 +; מִקְּדָשׁ Exodus 15:17 (Ges§ 20hii. 1, 471); construct מִקְדַּשׁ Leviticus 16:33 +; suffix מִקְדָּשִׁי Leviticus 20:3 +, etc., מִקְדְּשׁוֺ Numbers 18:29 (Köii. 1, 97); plural מִקְדָּשִׁים Ezekiel 21:7, construct מִקְדְּשֵׁי Jeremiah 51:51 2t.; suffix מִקְדָּשַׁי Leviticus 21:23; מְקַדְשֵׁיהֶם Ezekiel 7:24 (on anomalous pointing see Ew§ 215 a Hi-Sm; but probably

Pi`el Participle was in mind, Ges§ 93oo Anm.; < read מִקְדְּשֵׁיהֶם); etc.; —

1 old Israel sanctuaries: of ׳י at Shechem Joshua 24:26 (E); probably also Exodus 15:17 (i.e. Shiloh); plural of sanct. to be destroyed by ׳י Leviticus 26:31 (H); ׳מִקְדְּשֵׁי יִשׂ in Northern Israel Amos 7:9; מִקְדַּשׁמֶֿלֶךְ vAmos 7:13 (Bethel).

2 of the nations: Moab Isaiah 16:12 plural of Tyre Ezekiel 28:18 (Co Toy [not Berthol Krae] read קָדְשְׁךָ thy sanctity).

3 tabernacle and its precincts Exodus 25:8 (P) +; מִקְדַּשׁ הַקֹּדֶשׁ Leviticus 16:33, plural Leviticus 21:23.

4 temple and precincts 1 Chronicles 22:19; Isaiah 63:18; Psalm 74:7 +; בֵּית מִקְדָּשָׁם2Chronicles 36:17, מקדשׁ הבית Ezekiel 48:21, ׳מְכוֺן מ Daniel 8:11; plural of many sacred places in and about the temple. ׳מִקְדְּשֵׁי בית י Jeremiah 51:51; מִקְדְּשֵׁי אֵל Psalm 73:17. Doubtful are: מִמִּקְדָּשֶׁיךָ Psalm 68:36 (ᵐ5 ἐν τοῖς ὁσίοις αὐτοῦ ᵑ9 de sanctuario; SS מִקְדָּשֶׁ֑ךָ); מִקְדָּשִׁים Ezekiel 21:7 (ᵐ5 Co Berthol Buhl מִקְדָּשָׁם; Toy Krae מִקְדָּשֶׁיהָ; "" יְרוּשָׁלַםִ); וּמִקְדָּשׁ לַמִּקְדָּשׁ Ezekiel 45:4b (Co, after ᵐ5, מִפְקָד לְקָדְשָׁם [לְבָֽתֵּי]; Toy וּלְמִגְרָשִׁים [לְבָֽתִּים], compare Krae לְמִגְרָשׁ).

5 ׳י will become ׳לְמ for his people Ezekiel 11:16 (BrMP 268), so apparently Isaiah 8:14 (but gloss Du CheHpt Marti; LagSemitic i. 16 מִקָּשׁ i.e. stumbling-block [he compare Syriac strike]).

6 of ׳יs future sanct., בתוכם לעולם ׳מ Ezekiel 37:26,28. — (מִמֶּנּוּ) אֶתקּמִקְדְּשׁוֺ (מִכָּלחֶֿלְבּוֺ) Numbers 18:29 even the hallowed part there of AV RV, but this not the meaning of ׳מ; Ew§ 255 c assumes מַ֗֗֗קְדֵּשׁ in this sense; < read קָדְשׁוֺ (see קֹדֶשׁ 3d), מִ being dittograph

Topical Lexicon
Definition and Theological Essence

מִקְדָּשׁ signifies the divinely designated “sanctuary,” the sphere set apart for the manifest presence of the Holy One. Whether tent, temple, or eschatological dwelling, it is the earthly locus where heaven meets earth, holiness confronts sin, and covenant fellowship is experienced.

Distribution and Frequency in Scripture

Miqdash appears about seventy-four times across the Law, Prophets, and Writings. The term spans Israel’s journey from the Red Sea hymn (Exodus 15:17) through the Babylonian exile (Lamentations 1:10) and into prophetic visions of restored glory (Ezekiel 37:26-28). Its spread testifies to an unbroken biblical theme: God’s relentless intention to dwell with His people.

The Sanctuary in Israel’s Wilderness Worship

The inaugural command, “And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them” (Exodus 25:8), anchors the tabernacle in divine initiative. Situated at the camp’s center (Numbers 3:38), the miqdash hosted the Ark of the Covenant and the atoning ministry of the high priest (Leviticus 16:33). Every rite—from daily incense to annual propitiation—declared both God’s nearness and His separateness.

The Temple on Mount Zion

Solomon’s temple transferred the sanctuary motif from portable tent to permanent house. Dedication prayers intertwine transcendence and immanence: “Arise, O LORD God, to Your resting place—You and the ark of Your strength” (2 Chronicles 6:41). Psalms celebrate the structure’s theological meaning: “We have thought on Your loving devotion, O God, in the midst of Your temple” (Psalm 48:9). Defilement through idolatry (Ezekiel 23:38-39) and ultimate destruction (2 Chronicles 36:17) expose human sin, yet even judgment preserves the sanctuary’s witness to divine righteousness.

Prophetic Visions of a Future Sanctuary

The prophets look beyond ruins toward a perfected miqdash. Ezekiel envisions a temple whose measurements eclipse Solomon’s, capped by the promise, “My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be My people” (Ezekiel 37:27). Daniel pleads, “Cause Your face to shine upon Your desolate sanctuary” (Daniel 9:17), linking national restoration to renewed worship. Haggai foretells greater glory (Haggai 2:9), and Zechariah speaks of a worldwide pilgrimage to a sanctified Jerusalem (Zechariah 14:16-20).

Sanctuary as a Symbol of God’s Presence

Because miqdash embodies God’s indwelling, its holiness reaches beyond architecture. Psalm 73 shifts perspective when the psalmist “entered the sanctuary of God” (Psalm 73:17), finding clarity in covenant faithfulness. Micah warns that ethical corruption profanes the sanctuary (Micah 3:11), showing that devotion cannot be divorced from obedience.

Spiritual and Eschatological Dimensions

The sanctuary language anticipates New Covenant realities. Jeremiah’s promise, “I will set My sanctuary among them forevermore” (paralleled in Ezekiel 37:26), blossoms into Revelation’s climax: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man” (Revelation 21:3). The Old Testament shadow reaches fulfillment when “the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple” (Revelation 21:22). Thus miqdash functions typologically, directing faith toward consummated communion.

Christological Fulfillment

Jesus identifies Himself with the sanctuary: “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up” (John 2:19). His incarnate body becomes the ultimate miqdash—God with us—while His atoning death and resurrection secure unfettered access (Hebrews 10:19-22). Consequently, believers are called “a temple of the Holy Spirit” (1 Corinthians 6:19), an extension of the sanctified presence wrought by Christ.

Practical Ministry Applications

1. Worship: Reverence governs corporate gatherings, mirroring the tabernacle’s ordered service.
2. Holiness: Personal purity is demanded of those indwelt by the Spirit; moral compromise defiles the sanctuary of the heart (1 Corinthians 3:17).
3. Mission: The sanctuary motif drives evangelism, anticipating the day when “the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD” (Habakkuk 2:14).
4. Hope: In suffering, believers echo the Psalmist—“Your way, O God, is in the sanctuary” (Psalm 77:13)—finding assurance that divine purposes unfold from within the holy place.

Key Occurrences for Further Study

Exodus 15:17; Exodus 25:8; Leviticus 16:33; Numbers 10:21; Joshua 24:26; 1 Chronicles 22:19; 2 Chronicles 29:21; Psalm 68:35; Psalm 96:6; Isaiah 8:14; Jeremiah 17:12; Ezekiel 11:16; Ezekiel 37:26-28; Daniel 8:13-14; Joel 3:17; Haggai 2:9.

Forms and Transliterations
בְּמִקְדַּ֥שׁ בְּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖י בְּמִקְדָּשֽׁוֹ׃ בְמִקְדָּשִׁי֙ במקדש במקדשו׃ במקדשי הַמִּקְדָּ֑שׁ הַמִּקְדָּ֔שׁ הַמִּקְדָּ֖שׁ הַמִּקְדָּ֤שׁ הַמִּקְדָּֽשׁ׃ הַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ המקדש המקדש׃ וּמִמִּקְדָּשִׁ֖י וּמִקְדְּשֵׁ֥י וּמִקְדַּ֥שׁ וּמִקְדָּ֖שׁ וּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖י וממקדשי ומקדש ומקדשי לְמִקְדָּ֑שׁ לְמִקְדָּ֣שׁ לְמִקְדָּשׁוֹ֙ לַמִּקְדָּ֖שׁ לַמִּקְדָּֽשׁ׃ למקדש למקדש׃ למקדשו מִֽמִּקְדָּ֫שֶׁ֥יךָ מִקְּדָ֕שׁ מִקְדְּשֵׁ֖י מִקְדְּשֵׁי־ מִקְדְּשֵׁיכֶ֑ם מִקְדְּשׁ֖וֹ מִקְדַּ֣שׁ מִקְדַּ֨שׁ מִקְדַּשׁ֙ מִקְדַּשׁ־ מִקְדָּ֑שׁ מִקְדָּ֖שׁ מִקְדָּשְׁךָ֖ מִקְדָּשִׁ֑י מִקְדָּשִׁ֑ים מִקְדָּשִׁ֔י מִקְדָּשִׁ֗י מִקְדָּשִׁ֛י מִקְדָּשִׁ֣י מִקְדָּשִׁי֙ מִקְדָּשֵֽׁנוּ׃ מִקְדָּשֶֽׁךָ׃ מִקְדָּשֶׁ֑יךָ מִקְדָּשֶׁ֑ךָ מִקְדָּשַׁ֔י מִקְדָּשָׁ֔הּ מִקְדָּשָׁ֔ם מִקְדָּשֽׁוֹ׃ מִקְדָּשׁ֑וֹ מִקְדָּשׁ֔וֹ מִקְדָּשׁ֛וֹ ממקדשיך מקדש מקדש־ מקדשה מקדשו מקדשו׃ מקדשי מקדשי־ מקדשיך מקדשיכם מקדשים מקדשך מקדשך׃ מקדשם מקדשנו׃ bə·miq·dā·šî ḇə·miq·dā·šî bə·miq·dā·šōw bə·miq·daš bemikDash bemikdaShi bemikdaSho bəmiqdaš bəmiqdāšî ḇəmiqdāšî bəmiqdāšōw ham·miq·dāš hammikDash hammiqdāš lam·miq·dāš lammikDash lammiqdāš lə·miq·dā·šōw lə·miq·dāš lemikDash lemikdaSho ləmiqdāš ləmiqdāšōw mikDash mikdaShah mikdaShai mikdaSham mikdaShecha mikdaSheicha mikdaShenu mikdaShi mikdaShim mikdaSho mikdeshei mikdesheiChem mikdeSho mikkeDash mim·miq·dā·še·ḵā mimikDaSheicha mimmiqdāšeḵā miq·dā·šāh miq·dā·šām miq·dā·šay miq·dā·še·ḵā miq·dā·šə·ḵā miq·dā·šê·nū miq·dā·šî miq·dā·šîm miq·dā·šōw miq·daš miq·dāš miq·daš- miq·də·šê miq·də·šê- miq·də·šê·ḵem miq·də·šōw miq·qə·ḏāš miqdaš miqdāš miqdaš- miqdāšāh miqdāšām miqdāšay miqdāšeḵā miqdāšəḵā miqdāšênū miqdāšî miqdāšîm miqdāšōw miqdəšê miqdəšê- miqdəšêḵem miqdəšōw miqqəḏāš ū·mim·miq·dā·šî ū·miq·dā·šî ū·miq·daš ū·miq·dāš ū·miq·də·šê umikDash umikdaShi umikdeShei umimikdaShi ūmimmiqdāšî ūmiqdaš ūmiqdāš ūmiqdāšî ūmiqdəšê vemikdaShi
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Englishman's Concordance
Exodus 15:17
HEB: פָּעַ֖לְתָּ יְהוָ֑ה מִקְּדָ֕שׁ אֲדֹנָ֖י כּוֹנְנ֥וּ
NAS: for Your dwelling, The sanctuary, O Lord,
KJV: for thee to dwell in, [in] the Sanctuary, O Lord,
INT: have made LORD the sanctuary Lord have established

Exodus 25:8
HEB: וְעָ֥שׂוּ לִ֖י מִקְדָּ֑שׁ וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֖י בְּתוֹכָֽם׃
NAS: Let them construct a sanctuary for Me, that I may dwell
KJV: And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell
INT: construct A sanctuary may dwell among

Leviticus 12:4
HEB: תִגָּ֗ע וְאֶל־ הַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ לֹ֣א תָבֹ֔א
NAS: nor enter the sanctuary until the days
KJV: thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days
INT: touch about the sanctuary nor enter

Leviticus 16:33
HEB: וְכִפֶּר֙ אֶת־ מִקְדַּ֣שׁ הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ וְאֶת־
NAS: for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make atonement
KJV: for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make an atonement
INT: and make sanctuary the holy the tent

Leviticus 19:30
HEB: שַׁבְּתֹתַ֣י תִּשְׁמֹ֔רוּ וּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖י תִּירָ֑אוּ אֲנִ֖י
NAS: and revere My sanctuary; I am the LORD.
KJV: and reverence my sanctuary: I [am] the LORD.
INT: my sabbaths shall keep my sanctuary and revere I am

Leviticus 20:3
HEB: טַמֵּא֙ אֶת־ מִקְדָּשִׁ֔י וּלְחַלֵּ֖ל אֶת־
NAS: as to defile My sanctuary and to profane
KJV: to defile my sanctuary, and to profane
INT: so to defile my sanctuary profane name

Leviticus 21:12
HEB: וּמִן־ הַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ לֹ֣א יֵצֵ֔א
NAS: shall he go out of the sanctuary nor
KJV: Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane
INT: out of the sanctuary nor go

Leviticus 21:12
HEB: יְחַלֵּ֔ל אֵ֖ת מִקְדַּ֣שׁ אֱלֹהָ֑יו כִּ֡י
NAS: profane the sanctuary of his God,
KJV: nor profane the sanctuary of his God;
INT: nor profane the sanctuary of his God for

Leviticus 21:23
HEB: יְחַלֵּל֙ אֶת־ מִקְדָּשַׁ֔י כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י
NAS: so that he will not profane My sanctuaries. For I am the LORD
KJV: that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the LORD
INT: he will not profane my sanctuaries because I

Leviticus 26:2
HEB: שַׁבְּתֹתַ֣י תִּשְׁמֹ֔רוּ וּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖י תִּירָ֑אוּ אֲנִ֖י
NAS: and reverence My sanctuary; I am the LORD.
KJV: and reverence my sanctuary: I [am] the LORD.
INT: my sabbaths shall keep my sanctuary and reverence I am

Leviticus 26:31
HEB: וַהֲשִׁמּוֹתִ֖י אֶת־ מִקְדְּשֵׁיכֶ֑ם וְלֹ֣א אָרִ֔יחַ
NAS: as well and will make your sanctuaries desolate,
KJV: and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation,
INT: waste and will make your sanctuaries and I will not smell

Numbers 3:38
HEB: שֹֽׁמְרִים֙ מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת הַמִּקְדָּ֔שׁ לְמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת בְּנֵ֣י
NAS: the duties of the sanctuary for the obligation
KJV: the charge of the sanctuary for the charge
INT: performing the duties of the sanctuary the obligation of the sons

Numbers 10:21
HEB: הַקְּהָתִ֔ים נֹשְׂאֵ֖י הַמִּקְדָּ֑שׁ וְהֵקִ֥ימוּ אֶת־
NAS: out, carrying the holy [objects]; and the tabernacle
KJV: bearing the sanctuary: and [the other] did set up
INT: the Kohathites carrying the holy was set and the tabernacle

Numbers 18:1
HEB: אֶת־ עֲוֹ֣ן הַמִּקְדָּ֑שׁ וְאַתָּה֙ וּבָנֶ֣יךָ
NAS: the guilt in connection with the sanctuary, and you and your sons
KJV: the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy sons
INT: shall bear the guilt the sanctuary and you and your sons

Numbers 18:29
HEB: חֶלְבּ֔וֹ אֶֽת־ מִקְדְּשׁ֖וֹ מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃
NAS: the best of them, the sacred part from them.'
KJV: of all the best thereof, [even] the hallowed part thereof out of it.
INT: all the best the sacred at

Numbers 19:20
HEB: כִּי֩ אֶת־ מִקְדַּ֨שׁ יְהוָ֜ה טִמֵּ֗א
NAS: he has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD;
KJV: because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the LORD:
INT: of the assembly because the sanctuary of the LORD has defiled

Joshua 24:26
HEB: הָֽאַלָּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּמִקְדַּ֥שׁ יְהוָֽה׃ ס
NAS: the oak that was by the sanctuary of the LORD.
KJV: there under an oak, that [was] by the sanctuary of the LORD.
INT: the oak that was sanctuary of the LORD

1 Chronicles 22:19
HEB: וּבְנוּ֙ אֶת־ מִקְדַּשׁ֙ יְהוָ֣ה הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים
NAS: therefore, and build the sanctuary of the LORD
KJV: therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the LORD
INT: arise and build the sanctuary of the LORD God

1 Chronicles 28:10
HEB: לִבְנֽוֹת־ בַּ֥יִת לַמִּקְדָּ֖שׁ חֲזַ֥ק וַעֲשֵֽׂה׃
NAS: a house for the sanctuary; be courageous
KJV: an house for the sanctuary: be strong,
INT: to build A house the sanctuary be courageous and act

2 Chronicles 20:8
HEB: לְךָ֧ ׀ בָּ֛הּ מִקְדָּ֖שׁ לְשִׁמְךָ֥ לֵאמֹֽר׃
NAS: in it, and have built You a sanctuary there for Your name,
KJV: therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name,
INT: have lived built A sanctuary your name saying

2 Chronicles 26:18
HEB: צֵ֤א מִן־ הַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ כִּ֣י מָעַ֔לְתָּ
NAS: Get out of the sanctuary, for you have been unfaithful
KJV: go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed;
INT: Get out of the sanctuary for have been

2 Chronicles 29:21
HEB: הַמַּמְלָכָ֥ה וְעַל־ הַמִּקְדָּ֖שׁ וְעַל־ יְהוּדָ֑ה
NAS: for the kingdom, the sanctuary, and Judah.
KJV: for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah.
INT: the kingdom and the sanctuary and and Judah

2 Chronicles 30:8
HEB: לַיהוָ֗ה וּבֹ֤אוּ לְמִקְדָּשׁוֹ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִקְדִּ֣ישׁ
NAS: and enter His sanctuary which
KJV: and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified
INT: to the LORD and enter his sanctuary which has consecrated

2 Chronicles 36:17
HEB: בַּחֶ֙רֶב֙ בְּבֵ֣ית מִקְדָּשָׁ֔ם וְלֹ֥א חָמַ֛ל
NAS: in the house of their sanctuary, and had
KJV: in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion
INT: the sword the house of their sanctuary no and had

Nehemiah 10:39
HEB: וְשָׁם֙ כְּלֵ֣י הַמִּקְדָּ֔שׁ וְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ הַמְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔ים
NAS: are the utensils of the sanctuary, the priests
KJV: where [are] the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests
INT: there are the utensils of the sanctuary the priests are ministering

74 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4720
74 Occurrences


bə·miq·daš — 2 Occ.
bə·miq·dā·šî — 2 Occ.
bə·miq·dā·šōw — 1 Occ.
ham·miq·dāš — 16 Occ.
lam·miq·dāš — 3 Occ.
lə·miq·dāš — 2 Occ.
lə·miq·dā·šōw — 1 Occ.
miq·dāš — 8 Occ.
miq·dā·šāh — 1 Occ.
miq·dā·šay — 1 Occ.
miq·dā·šām — 1 Occ.
miq·dā·še·ḵā — 3 Occ.
miq·dā·še·ḵā — 1 Occ.
miq·dā·šê·nū — 1 Occ.
miq·dā·šî — 13 Occ.
miq·dā·šîm — 1 Occ.
miq·dā·šōw — 4 Occ.
miq·də·šê- — 2 Occ.
miq·də·šê·ḵem — 1 Occ.
miq·də·šōw — 1 Occ.
miq·qə·ḏāš — 1 Occ.
mim·miq·dā·še·ḵā — 1 Occ.
ū·miq·dāš — 2 Occ.
ū·miq·dā·šî — 2 Occ.
ū·miq·də·šê — 1 Occ.
ū·mim·miq·dā·šî — 1 Occ.
ḇə·miq·dā·šî — 1 Occ.

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