qa.desh denotes a male associated with cult prostitution, appearing in notices of removal, condemnation, and life “among” such men.

The attested usage identifies males associated with cult prostitution, especially in statements that such persons were present in the land or were removed; it also appears in a warning connected with the house of the LORD and in Job’s description of life among them.

1. Males associated with cult prostitution · dominant

   The masculine singular and plural forms identify persons in notices concerning their presence or removal: in 1 Kings 14:24 the APB renders that there was “a male cult prostitute in the land,” and in 1 Kings 15:12 it renders their removal. In 2 Kings 23:7, the plural occurs in the description of houses torn down in the house of the LORD; Job 36:14 places a life “among male cult prostitutes.” Deuteronomy 23:18 and 1 Kings 22:47 contain the lemma, though the supplied APB wording does not isolate its contribution there.

   1 Kings 14:241 Kings 15:121 Kings 22:472 Kings 23:7Deuteronomy 23:18Job 36:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: Where the supplied translation makes the term visible, it uses “male cult prostitute” or “male cult prostitutes,” including notices of presence, removal, and life among them. In Deuteronomy 23:18 and 1 Kings 22:47, the supplied APB wording does not clearly display the lemma’s specific contribution.