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Kedosh Yisrael — The Holy One of Israel

קְדוֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל

Kedosh Yisrael — pronounced keh-DOHSH yis-rah-ALE · appears ~31 (25 in Isaiah) times · Strong's H6918

The Holy One of Israel — Isaiah's signature title, born in his throne-room vision.

Holiness bound BY NAME to a people — the transcendent One who attaches Himself to Israel. Jewish liturgy's Kedushah circles it daily; the NT's 'Holy One of God' carries Isaiah's title onto Galilean soil.

First occurrence

2Kgs 19:22 — (and Ps 71:22; Isaiah makes it his own ~25×)

Key passages

Isa 1:4 — 'They have despised the Holy One of Israel'

Isa 6:3 — The thrice-holy that birthed the title

Isa 43:3 — 'I am YHVH your God, Kedosh Yisrael, your Savior'

Mark 1:24 — Even the demons: 'the Holy One of God'

In the Greek Scriptures

ὁ Ἅγιος τοῦ Ἰσραήλ

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