Rashi
1040–1105
“הקדשה— means a woman who is devoted to, (מקדשת) and who is ever ready for illicit intercourse.”
The interpretation timeline
Gen 38:21
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Scholastic
c. 1100 – 1500
1105
A.D.
Modern · 1953 →
The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.