Etymology?:
from qādaš קָדַשׁ ‘to consecrate’
Roots:
קדשׁ
miqdāš n, m
1) sacred place, sanctuary, holy place
1a) sanctuary
1a1) of the temple
1a2) of the tabernacle
1a3) of Ezekiel's temple
1a4) of Jehovah
Mentioned in Exodus 15:17, 25:8 Codex Leviticus 16:33, 20:3, 21:23, 12:4, 21:12, 19:30, 26:2, 26:31 Numbers 18:1, 3:38, 19:20, 10:21, 18:29 Joshua 24:26 Isaiah 8:14, 16:12, 60:13, 63:18 Jeremiah 51:51, 17:12 Ezekiel 8:6, 21:7, 44:5, 25:3, 5:11, 11:16, 24:21, 44:9, 44:15, 45:18, 48:8, 48:21, 9:6, 28:18, 23:39, 44:7, 44:11, 44:16, 48:10, 45:3, 37:28, 45:4, 23:38, 37:26, 43:21, 44:1, 47:12, 44:8 Amos 7:9, 7:13 Psalms 73:17, 68:36, 74:7, 78:69, 96:6 Lamentations 2:7, 2:20, 1:10 Daniel 9:17, 8:11, 11:31 Nehemiah 10:40 1 Chronicles 22:19, 28:10 2 Chronicles 30:8, 26:18, 29:21, 20:8, 36:17