Explain to students that a symbol brings to mind an idea. Over the years, a symbol tends to take on a meaning related to its history, function or appearance. For example, Bartholdi, the designer of the Statue of Liberty, knew that for most people chains represent tyranny; likewise, a broken chain symbolizes freedom.
The Hebrew word for cistern is bor, which occurs sixty-six times, and is variously translated âcisternâ, âdungeonâ, âpitâ and Ancient well excavated at Tell es-Seba, ancient Beer-sheba. En-rogel A place called En-rogel is mentioned four times in the Bible.
This refutation of the incorrect idea that holy means to be pious, is further confirmed by the shocking discovery that one of the Hebrew words for a harlot (whore) is qedeshah, a derivative of qadash! Likewise, a male prostitute (or sodomite) is called a qadesh in Hebrew. This then causes us to seek for the real meaning of the word qodesh (its verb being qadash) and its Greek equivalent hagios. The Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible, vol. 2, p. 817, summarises what most authorities say about qodesh and hagios, .