Ibn Ezra on Genesis 38:18/אבן עזרא על בראשית ל״ח:י״ח

1THY SIGNET. Because of Judah’s great lust he gave three objects as a pledge for something insignificant. I will explain the meaning of kedeshah (harlot) (v. 21) in my comments on There shall be no harlot (kedeshah) of the daughters of Israel, neither shall there be a sodomite (kadesh) of the sons of Israel (Deut. 23:18).