Words the Bible translates as sanctuary
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 5 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- qodeshקֹדֶשׁholiness: belonging to God, and so claimed by him and kept apart from ordinary use
- naosναόςthe inner sanctuary where a god is held to live: the dwelling-place itself, not the surrounding grounds
- miqdashמִקְדָּשׁa sanctuary: a place set apart as holy, where a deity is approached and worshiped
- devirדְּבִירthe innermost, rearmost room of Solomon's temple: the windowless inner chamber that housed the ark of the covenant.
- hagionἅγιονthe sanctuary: the space set apart as God's own, where he is present and where worshippers are brought to him
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