What does "holy" mean?

What does “holy” mean?

Webster’s Dictionary defines “holy” as:

(1)        exalted or worthy of complete devotion as one perfect in goodness and righteousness.

(2)        divine (for the Lord our God is holy [Psalms 99:9 KJV])

(3)        devoted entirely to the deity or the work of the deity (a holy temple; holy prophets)

(4)        having a divine quality (holy love)

(5)        venerated as or as if sacred (holy scripture; a holy relic)

The Hebrew root word translated “holy” is QDSh (QADOSh / QODESh)

(1)        Removed from common use, subject to special treatment, forfeit to the sanctuary

(2)        To transform someone to the state of holiness, dedicate.

(3)        To proclaim a holy period.

Examples: (The word “holy” appears 611 times in the KJV.)  The underlined words below are the translations of QADOSH / QODESH.

Genesis 2:3 –Then ELOHIYM blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that He had done.

Genesis 38:21 - He asked the men of that place, “Where is prostitute who was beside the road at Enaim?” “There hasn’t been a prostitute here,” they said. [literally, “the holy woman”]

Exodus 3:5 - “Do not come any closer,” ELOHIYM. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.” 

Exodus 13:2 – “Consecrate to me every firstborn male. The first offspring of every womb among the Israelites belongs to me, whether human or animal.”

Exodus 20:8 – “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.”

Exodus 22:31 – “You are to be my holy people. So do not eat the meat of an animal torn by wild beasts; throw it to the dogs.”

Joshua 6:19 – “All the silver and gold and the articles of bronze and iron are sacred to YAHWEH and must go into his treasury.”

Now, after reading the above verses -- What does "holy" mean? In the Hebrew culture it means "to be separated for a specified task or use."