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Lexicon :: Strong's H2300 - ḥāḏaḏ

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חָדַד
Transliteration
ḥāḏaḏ
Pronunciation
khaw-dad'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 605

Strong’s Definitions

חָדַד châdad, khaw-dad'; a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) sharp or (figuratively) severe:—be fierce, sharpen.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H2300 in the following manner: sharpen (5x), fierce (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's H2300 in the following manner: sharpen (5x), fierce (1x).

  1. to be sharp, be alert, be keen

    1. (Qal) to be sharp, be keen

    2. (Hiphil) to sharpen

    3. (Hophal) to be sharpened

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָדַד châdad, khaw-dad'; a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) sharp or (figuratively) severe:—be fierce, sharpen.
STRONGS H2300: Abbreviations
† [חָדַד] verb be sharp, keen (Aramaic חֲדַד; Late Hebrew חִדֵּד sharpen; Arabic حَدَّ be sharp and sharpen; Assyrian Pi. uddudu, sharpen, DlPr 174, W 121) —
Qal Perfect וְחַדּ֫וּ מִזְּאֵבֵי עֶרֶב consecutive Habakkuk 1:8 are keener than evening wolves (of impetuous Chaldean horses).
Hiph. הֵחֵד (Che Or Brd) or יַחֵד (Näg compare Dr§ 123 a, R), insert Isaiah 44:12 after Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version: the smith sharpeneth an axe.
Hoph. Perfect 3rd person feminine singular הוּחַדָּה Ezekiel 21:14; Ezekiel 21:15; Ezekiel 21:16 be sharpened (in all, subject חֶרֶב). — See also 1. חדה.

I. [חָדָה] verb be or grow sharp; —
Qal grow sharp, Imperfect with apocope = jussive יָ֑חַד Proverbs 27:17a;
Hiph. sharpen (figurative), Imperfect apoc. יַ֫חַד Proverbs 27:17b; פְּנֵי־רֵעֵהוּ יַחַד וְאִישׁ יָ֑חַד בְּבַרְזֶל בַּרְזֶל let iron by means of iron grow sharp, and let a man sharpen the countenance (presence, bearing) of his friend; — so KiMichl. 126 a De Now KöLgb i, 373 f., compare Str. (who however makes both forms Hiph.)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Proverbs

27:17; 27:17

Isaiah

44:12

Ezekiel

21:14; 21:15; 21:16

Habakkuk

1:8

H2300

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2300 matches the Hebrew חָדַד (ḥāḏaḏ),
which occurs 6 times in 5 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:17 - As iron sharpens iron,
so a friend sharpens a friend.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:9 - “Son of man, give the people this message from the Lord:
“A sword, a sword
is being sharpened and polished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:10 - It is sharpened for terrible slaughter
and polished to flash like lightning!
Now will you laugh?
Those far stronger than you have fallen beneath its power![fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:11 - Yes, the sword is now being sharpened and polished;
it is being prepared for the executioner.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:8 - Their horses are swifter than cheetahs[fn]
and fiercer than wolves at dusk.
Their charioteers charge from far away.
Like eagles, they swoop down to devour their prey.
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