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consecration
2 connections across theological concepts
Connections
consecrationholy sanctuary
TheologicalConsecration (haqdashu) is the act of making something holy (qadosh) — the process and the result are theologically unified in the sanctuary, both involving separation to God's service.
consecrationsanctify
CognateHebrew qiddush (consecration) and qiddesh (to sanctify) derive from the same root q-d-sh — consecration is the completed act; sanctify is the ongoing process. Both describe the same movement toward holiness.
Hebrew Roots
נֶזֶרnezer
consecration, crown, separation
נSeed, fish - life, continue, heirזWeapon, plow - cut, nourish, foodרHead of a man - chief, beginning, top