Indeed same word as you find in Genesis 2.
That Exodus 20 quote is from the Ten Commandments - it is pretty hard to find any Bible student today that would deny that the Sabbath was holy -- as stated in the Ten.
And was made Holy (past tense) according to both Genesis 2 and Exodus 20:11 at creation
And so then Exodus 20:8 dictates that man is to "keep it" holy. Keep it as a Holy Day.
The more emotionalism and vitriol - the more you make my case for me.
Genesis 2
3 Then God blessed the
seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made. (NKJV)
3 So God blessed the
seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.(ESV)
3 And God
blesseth the seventh day, and sanctifieth it, for in it He hath ceased from all His work which God had prepared for making.(YLT)
Sanctified -- in Genesis 2:3
qadash The KJV translates Strong's H6942 in the following manner: sanctify (108x), hallow (25x), dedicate (10x), holy (7x), prepare (7x), consecrate (5x), appointed (1x), bid (1x), purified (1x), miscellaneous (7x).
================== Exodus 20:11
11 For
in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that
is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord
blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.
11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord
blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
11 for six days hath Jehovah made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that [is] in them, and resteth in the seventh day; therefore hath Jehovah
blessed the Sabbath-day, and doth sanctify it. YLT
Sanctified -- in Ex 20:11
qadash The KJV translates Strong's H6942 in the following manner: sanctify (108x), hallow (25x), dedicate (10x), holy (7x), prepare (7x), consecrate (5x), appointed (1x), bid (1x), purified (1x), miscellaneous (7x).