What does חָדַד mean in the Bible?
חָדַד is a Hebrew word meaning "to be (causatively, make ) sharp or (figuratively) severe".
Hebrew · H2300
חָדַד
To be (causatively, make ) sharp or (figuratively) severe
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חָדַד H2300
What does חָדַד mean in the Bible?
חָדַד is a Hebrew word meaning "to be (causatively, make ) sharp or (figuratively) severe".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2300?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include sharpens (2), fiercer (1), is sharpened (1), it is sharpened (1), sharpened (1).
Where does חָדַד appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Proverbs 27:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (3), Proverbs (2), Habakkuk (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It sharpens 2× Proverbs 27:17
fiercer 1× Habakkuk 1:8
is sharpened 1× Ezekiel 21:11
it is sharpened 1× Ezekiel 21:10
sharpened 1× Ezekiel 21:9
Show sample aligned rows
Proverbs 27:17 יָ֑חַד to sharpens Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Proverbs 27:17 יַ֣חַד to sharpens Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Ezekiel 21:9 הוּחַ֖דָּה to sharpened Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Ezekiel 21:10 הוּחַ֔דָּה to it is sharpened Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Ezekiel 21:11 הוּחַ֤דָּה to is sharpened Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Habakkuk 1:8 וְחַדּוּ֙ to fiercer Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Proverbs 27:17
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 3
Proverbs 2 Ezekiel 3 Habakkuk 1
Source forms
הוּחַ֖דָּה 1x hū·ḥad·dāh Ezekiel 21:9
הוּחַ֔דָּה 1x hū·ḥad·dāh Ezekiel 21:10
הוּחַ֤דָּה 1x hū·ḥad·dāh Ezekiel 21:11
וְחַדּוּ֙ 1x wə·ḥad·dū Habakkuk 1:8
יַ֣חַד 1x ya·ḥaḏ Proverbs 27:17
יָ֑חַד 1x yā·ḥaḏ Proverbs 27:17
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person feminine singular 3x Ezekiel 21:9, Ezekiel 21:10, Ezekiel 21:11
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x Proverbs 27:17
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural 1x Habakkuk 1:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to be (causatively, make ) sharp or (figuratively) severe
Source Gloss
to be (causatively, make ) sharp or (figuratively) severe
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to be (causatively, make) sharp or (figuratively) severe BDB: be sharp Usage: be fierce, sharpen.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 5
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 3×
Perfect Ezek 21:14 · Ezek 21:15 · Ezek 21:16 3×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 2×
Imperfect Prov 27:17 2×
Word Origins
חָדַד is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain