qa.dash denotes setting people, things, places, or times apart for God, including self-preparation and God’s being shown holy.

The prevailing use marks people, objects, offerings, places, and appointed time as set apart in relation to the LORD: people are prepared for service, firstborn and gifts are designated, and the tent, altar, court, house, and Sabbath are treated accordingly. Reflexive forms describe people preparing themselves, while other clauses portray the LORD as sanctifying Israel or as being shown holy before nations; passive and simple forms also describe the resulting consecrated status.

1. Set apart for the LORD or appointed service · dominant

   Active forms designate persons, gifts, and places for a stated divine or cultic purpose. In Exodus 28:41 the APB renders the clause that Aaron and his sons are clothed, anointed, and prepared to minister; in Exodus 29:44 the tent, altar, Aaron, and his sons are set apart for meeting and ministry. The same use marks firstborn cattle for the LORD in Deuteronomy 15:19 and the court for offerings in 1 Kings 8:64.

   Exodus 28:41Exodus 29:44Deuteronomy 15:191 Kings 8:641 Chronicles 18:112 Chronicles 29:19
2. Prepare oneself or others for an approaching act · common

   Reflexive forms describe persons preparing themselves before a sacrifice, transport of the ark, or Passover activity. In 1 Samuel 16:5 the APB renders an instruction to prepare themselves before coming to the sacrifice, followed by Samuel’s action toward Jesse and his sons; in 1 Chronicles 15:12 the Levite leaders are told to prepare themselves before bringing up the ark. In 2 Chronicles 30:17, those who had not prepared themselves are contrasted with Levites acting for those who were unclean.

   1 Samuel 16:51 Chronicles 15:121 Chronicles 15:142 Chronicles 29:342 Chronicles 30:172 Samuel 11:4
3. Be shown holy or identify the LORD as sanctifying · occasional

   Several clauses make the LORD the one who sanctifies Israel or who is shown holy in public events. In Ezekiel 37:28 the APB renders the nations knowing that the LORD sanctifies Israel through his sanctuary; in Ezekiel 38:16 the stated result is that the nations may know him when he sanctifies himself before their eyes. Deuteronomy 32:51 contrasts Israel’s unfaithfulness with not consecrating the LORD among the sons of Israel.

   Exodus 31:13Ezekiel 20:12Ezekiel 37:28Ezekiel 38:16Ezekiel 38:23Deuteronomy 32:51
4. Be or become consecrated · occasional

   Passive and simple forms describe a resulting status rather than an explicit active designation. In Exodus 29:21, after blood and anointing oil are sprinkled, Aaron, his garments, and his sons are described as consecrated; in Isaiah 13:3 the APB calls commanded warriors “my consecrated ones.” Deuteronomy 22:9 warns that mixed seed and vineyard produce may become consecrated, though the translation does not isolate the term’s precise contribution.

   Exodus 29:21Exodus 29:432 Chronicles 26:18Ezekiel 48:11Isaiah 13:3Deuteronomy 22:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses the APB commonly uses “consecrate,” while also using “sanctify,” “holy,” “dedicated,” and “purifying” in particular clauses. Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these renderings indicate the verse context rather than a fixed English equivalent in every occurrence.