How to Pronounce Kadesh
KAY-dehsh
Kadesh is pronounced KAY-dehsh (ˈkeɪdɪʃ): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: KAY-desh, KAY-dish.
What does Kadesh mean?
Kadesh means “holiness”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was Kadesh?
Kadesh was a settlement and wilderness area on the southern edge of the land, in the desert of Zin, where Israel camped for a long time during the wilderness wanderings (Numbers 20:1, Deuteronomy 1:46). Miriam died and was buried there, it was where the spies returned with the fruit of the land (Numbers 13:26), and nearby were the waters of strife, or Meribah (Numbers 27:14).
Also pronounced
KAY-desh
KAY-dish
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