Q-D-Sh means to set something apart from common use. Holiness here is a matter of where a thing is placed and whom it belongs to. In Matthew 23 the temple and the altar make things sacred, so holiness moves outward from the center. The Qala says makes sacred where most translations say sanctifies.
| Form | Pattern | Script | Standard | Qala rendering |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mqadesh | Pael participle: active | מקדש ܡܩܰܕ݁ܶܫ | sanctifies | makes sacred (Matthew 23:17) |
| netqadash | Ethpaal imperfect: passive | נתקדש ܢܶܬ݂ܩܰܕ݁ܰܫ | be hallowed | your name be honored (Matthew 6:9; literally, may it be made sacred) |
| qaddisha | adjective, CaCCiC pattern | קדישא ܩܕܝܫܐ | holy | sacred: the set-apart one or thing |
| qudsha | abstract noun | קודשא ܩܘܕܫܐ | holiness | the sacred, what is set apart |
In the Gospels the verb appears in the Pael, qadesh, to make sacred or set apart (mqadesh, Matthew 23:17; John 17:19), and in its passive, the Ethpaal ʾetqadash, to be set apart (netqadash, Matthew 6:9, where the Qala says your name be honored).
Choose a cup, a chair, or ten minutes before a meal, and set it apart for one purpose without telling anyone. Before you use it, say netqadash shmakh, your name be honored.