הֶקְדֵּישׁ, הֶקְדֵּשׁ m. (קדש) 1) that which is dedicated to a sacred purpose, esp. sacred or Temple property. Yeb. 66ᵇ bot., a. fr. ה׳ וכ׳ a pledged animal which the debtor dedicates as a sacrifice &c., v. פָּקַע. Gen. R. s. 60 ה׳ דמים; Arakh. VIII, 7 ה׳ עילוי dedication of the value of an object; opp. ה׳ מזבח dedication for the altar (allowing no redemption). Ib. VII, 1 אין מחשבין חדשים לה׳ months are not counted for redeeming dedicated property, i.e. fractions of a year count for a year in favor of the treasury. Kidd. 2ᵇ דאסר לה אכ"ע כה׳ because (by betrothing her to himself) he makes her forbidden to all other men like sacred property (v. קָדַשׁ). Taan. 24ᵃ הרי הן ה׳ עליך וכ׳ they shall be to thee sacred property (like charity funds); a. v. fr. —2) dedication. Arakh. 2ᵃ; Tem. 2ᵃ תחלת ה׳ a preliminary act of dedication, סוף ה׳ the final dedication (laying hands on the animal’s head prior to sacrificing it). Ib. 9ᵇ; B. Mets. 54ᵇ ה׳ ראשון the original dedication, ה׳ שני the substitution (for an animal which became defective); a. fr.—Pl. הֶקְדֵּישׁוֹת, הֶקְדֵּשׁ׳ 1) sacred objects. Lev. R. s. 5; a. fr.—2) laws concerning dedication. Tosef. Erub. XI (VIII), 24; ib. Ḥag. I, 9 (ed. Zuck. והקרקעות, corr. acc.); a. e.