Leviticus 21:23
Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them.
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Sanctuaries
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Amos 7:9
And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.
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מִקְדָּשׁ
miqdâsh · mik-dawsh'
5 times translated as this KJV form74 total Strong's occurrences
a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum
Strong's KJV usage: chapel, hallowed part, holy place, sanctuary.
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Strong's first: Leviticus 21:23Strong's last: Amos 7:9
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Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them.
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And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours.
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sanctuary
SANC'TUARY, noun [Latin sanctuarium, from sanctus, sacred.]
1. A sacred place; particularly among the Israelites, the most retired part of the temple at Jerusalem, called the Holy of Holies, in which was kept the ark of the covenant, and into which no person was permitted to enter except the high priest, and that only once a year to intercede for the people. The same name was given to the most sacred part of the tabernacle. Leviticus 4:6.
Hebrews 9:1.
2. The temple at Jerusalem. 2 Chronicles 20:8.
3. A house consecrated to the worship of God; a place where divine service is performed. Psalms 73:17.
Hence sanctuary is used for a church.
4. In catholic churches, that part of a church where the altar is placed, encompassed with a balustrade.
5. A place of protection; a sacred asylum. Hence a sanctuary-man is one that resorts to a sanctuary for protection.
6. Shelter; protection.
Some relics of painting took sanctuary under ground.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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