What does חֵדֶק mean in the Bible?
חֵדֶק is a Hebrew word meaning "a prickly plant".
Hebrew · H2312
חֵדֶק
A prickly plant
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חֵדֶק H2312
What does חֵדֶק mean in the Bible?
חֵדֶק is a Hebrew word meaning "a prickly plant".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2312?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include like a brier (1), of thorns (1).
Where does חֵדֶק appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Proverbs 15:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Micah (1), Proverbs (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 like a brier 1× Micah 7:4
of thorns 1× Proverbs 15:19
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Usage map
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First aligned row Proverbs 15:19
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Proverbs 1 Micah 1
Source forms
חָ֑דֶק 1x ḥā·ḏeq Proverbs 15:19
כְּחֵ֔דֶק 1x kə·ḥê·ḏeq Micah 7:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 1x Proverbs 15:19
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular 1x Micah 7:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a prickly plant
Source Gloss
a prickly plant
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a prickly plant BDB: brier Usage: brier, thorn.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Part of These Phrases
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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