holy
qa.dosh describes God as the Holy One and marks people, places, and things as belonging in a holy setting.
The term most often identifies God as the Holy One, especially in the repeated construct expression connected with Israel; it also describes Israel and other persons as holy, and marks places, chambers, offerings, and related things as holy within the settings shown.
Senses in use
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God designated as the Holy One · dominant
The singular construct form occurs in titles such as the Holy One of Israel: in Isaiah 30:15 the APB renders the speaker's title this way as the verse calls for returning, rest, quietness, and trust, while Isaiah 41:20 attributes the stated act of creation to the Holy One of Israel. Singular forms also identify God directly in 1 Samuel 2:2 and Hosea 11:9, where the APB places the designation in declarations about the LORD.
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People marked as holy · common
Plural and singular adjective forms describe Israel as a people holy to the LORD in Deuteronomy 7:6 and Exodus 19:6. In Leviticus 20:26, the APB renders the command for the people to be holy alongside the statement that the LORD separated them from the peoples to be his; Isaiah 4:3 similarly says those remaining in Zion and Jerusalem will be called holy.
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Holy places and consecrated things · occasional
The adjective marks the place where the ram's flesh is to be boiled in Exodus 29:31. In Ezekiel 42:13, the APB calls the chambers holy and states that priests eat and lay offerings there because the place is holy; Ecclesiastes 8:10 likewise refers to a holy place.
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Holy individual or plural beings · rare
In Daniel 8:13, two singular forms occur as one holy one speaks and another addresses the speaker. Job 5:1 asks to which of the holy ones a person might turn, and Deuteronomy 33:3 speaks of all his holy ones receiving instruction.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the cited verses, the APB commonly presents the term with “holy,” including “Holy One,” “holy people,” “holy place,” and “holy ones.” Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these phrases confirm the clauses' presentation without assigning every English word to a specific token.