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==Origin==
[[Translation]] of Late Latin ''sanctum sanctorum'', translation of [[Hebrew]] ''qōdhesh haq-qŏdhāshīm''
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1641]
The construction "Holy of Holies" is a [[literal]] translation of a Hebrew [[idiom]] which is intended to express a superlative. Examples of similar constructions are "servant of servants" (Gen 9:25), "Sabbath of sabbaths" (Ex 31:15), "God of gods" (Deut 10:17), "Vanity of vanities" (Eccl 1:2), "Song of songs" (Song of Songs 1:1), "king of kings" (Ezra 7:12), etc.
In the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authorized_King_James_Version Authorized King James Version], "Holy of Holies" is always translated as "Most Holy Place". This is in keeping with the [[intention]] of the Hebrew idiom to [[express]] the utmost degree of [[holiness]]. The King James Version of the Bible has been in [[existence]] for over four hundred years. For most of that time, it was a primary [[reference]] in much of the [[English]] speaking world for [[information]] about Judaism. Thus, the name "Most Holy Place" was used to refer to the "Holy of Holies" in many English documents.
A related term is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debir debir] (דְּבִיר) transliterated in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septuagint Septuagint] as ''dabir'' (δαβιρ), which either means the back (i.e. western) part of the Sanctuary, or derives from the verb stem D-V-R, "to speak", justifying the translation in the Latin Vulgate as ''oraculum'', from which the traditional English translation "[[oracle]]" (KJV, 1611) comes.
==Definition==
*1: the innermost and most [[sacred]] chamber of the Jewish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabernacle tabernacle] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_in_Jerusalem temple]
==Description==
The '''Holy of Holies''' (Tiberian Hebrew: קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים Qṓḏeš HaqQŏḏāšîm) is a term in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_Bible Hebrew Bible] which refers to the inner sanctuary of the Tabernacle and later the Temple in Jerusalem where the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ark_of_the_Covenant Ark of the Covenant] was kept during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Temple First Temple], which could be entered only by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Priest_(Judaism) High Priest] on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_Kippur Yom Kippur]. The Ark of the Covenant is said to have contained the [[Ten Commandments]], which were given by God to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] on Mount Sinai.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_of_holies]
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==Origin==
[[Translation]] of Late Latin ''sanctum sanctorum'', translation of [[Hebrew]] ''qōdhesh haq-qŏdhāshīm''
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1641]
The construction "Holy of Holies" is a [[literal]] translation of a Hebrew [[idiom]] which is intended to express a superlative. Examples of similar constructions are "servant of servants" (Gen 9:25), "Sabbath of sabbaths" (Ex 31:15), "God of gods" (Deut 10:17), "Vanity of vanities" (Eccl 1:2), "Song of songs" (Song of Songs 1:1), "king of kings" (Ezra 7:12), etc.
In the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authorized_King_James_Version Authorized King James Version], "Holy of Holies" is always translated as "Most Holy Place". This is in keeping with the [[intention]] of the Hebrew idiom to [[express]] the utmost degree of [[holiness]]. The King James Version of the Bible has been in [[existence]] for over four hundred years. For most of that time, it was a primary [[reference]] in much of the [[English]] speaking world for [[information]] about Judaism. Thus, the name "Most Holy Place" was used to refer to the "Holy of Holies" in many English documents.
A related term is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debir debir] (דְּבִיר) transliterated in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septuagint Septuagint] as ''dabir'' (δαβιρ), which either means the back (i.e. western) part of the Sanctuary, or derives from the verb stem D-V-R, "to speak", justifying the translation in the Latin Vulgate as ''oraculum'', from which the traditional English translation "[[oracle]]" (KJV, 1611) comes.
==Definition==
*1: the innermost and most [[sacred]] chamber of the Jewish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabernacle tabernacle] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_in_Jerusalem temple]
==Description==
The '''Holy of Holies''' (Tiberian Hebrew: קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים Qṓḏeš HaqQŏḏāšîm) is a term in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_Bible Hebrew Bible] which refers to the inner sanctuary of the Tabernacle and later the Temple in Jerusalem where the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ark_of_the_Covenant Ark of the Covenant] was kept during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Temple First Temple], which could be entered only by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Priest_(Judaism) High Priest] on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_Kippur Yom Kippur]. The Ark of the Covenant is said to have contained the [[Ten Commandments]], which were given by God to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] on Mount Sinai.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_of_holies]
[[Category: Religion]]
[[Category: History]]