What does חָדָה (ḥādāh) mean in the Bible?
חָדָה (ḥādāh): Rejoicing that involves active exultation and outward expression rather than quiet inner contentment
Hebrew · H2302
חָדָה
To rejoice
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חָדָה H2302
Pronunciation ḥādāh
What does חָדָה (ḥādāh) mean in the Bible?
חָדָה (ḥādāh): Rejoicing that involves active exultation and outward expression rather than quiet inner contentment
Full entry for חָדָה (H2302) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2302?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include appear (1), rejoiced (1), You cheer him (1).
Where does חָדָה (ḥādāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 18:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (1), Job (1), Psalms (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 appear 1× Job 3:6
rejoiced 1× Exodus 18:9
You cheer him 1× Psalms 21:6
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 18:9 וַיִּ֣חַדְּ to rejoiced Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Job 3:6 יִ֭חַדְּ to appear Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Psalms 21:6 תְּחַדֵּ֥הוּ to You cheer him Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 18:9
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Exodus 1 Job 1 Psalms 1
Source forms
וַיִּ֣חַדְּ 1x way·yi·ḥad Exodus 18:9
יִ֭חַדְּ 1x yi·ḥad Job 3:6
תְּחַדֵּ֥הוּ 1x tə·ḥad·dê·hū Psalms 21:6
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Exodus 18:9
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular 1x Psalms 21:6
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular 1x Job 3:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Rejoicing that involves active exultation and outward expression rather than quiet inner contentment
Source Gloss
to rejoice
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Rejoicing that involves active exultation and outward expression rather than quiet inner contentment
to rejoice BDB: rejoice Usage: make glad, be joined, rejoice.
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 1 Aligned forms 1
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Jussive Job 3:6 1×
Word Origins
חָדָה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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