Words the Bible translates as consecrate
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 4 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- hagiazōἁγιάζωto set someone or something apart from ordinary use and give it over to God, so that it becomes holy; also, to honor as holy what already is
- qadashקָדַשׁto be set apart from ordinary use and brought into the sphere of the holy: to be holy, to make holy, to treat as holy
- mashaḥמָשַׁחto set someone or something apart for God's service by pouring or smearing oil on them
+1 more meaning
- to smear or rub a liquid (oil, paint, or ointment) onto a surface, with no sacred meaning
- nazarנָזַרto set apart by going without: to consecrate oneself to God by giving something up, or to hold clear of what one must not touch
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