HOLYDAY, the tr. of the common Heb. קֹ֫דֶשׁ, H7731, usually read as “holy” (Isa 6:3, et al.), but tr. by KJV in Exodus 35:2 as “holyday,” RSV reads “holy.” In the NT the Gr. ἑορτη, is read by KJV as “holyday” only in Colossians 2:16, but as “feast” in all other passages (Luke 2:41, et al.). In all cases, irrespective of the precise tr. both the Heb. and Gr. words have reference to the many Jewish high holidays when the specific festivals were held in the Temple at Jerusalem.