What does חֶדֶר (ḥeder) mean in the Bible?
חֶדֶר (ḥeder): Interior private space—typically a bedroom or inner chamber, emphasizing seclusion and intimacy
Hebrew · H2315
חֶדֶר
An apartment (usually literal)
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חֶדֶרH2315
Pronunciationḥeder
What does חֶדֶר (ḥeder) mean in the Bible?
חֶדֶר (ḥeder): Interior private space—typically a bedroom or inner chamber, emphasizing seclusion and intimacy
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2315?
The BSB source-word alignment has 38 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include room (4), . . . (3), in a bedroom (2), in an inner (2), in her room (2).
Where does חֶדֶר (ḥeder) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 43:30. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (6), 1 Kings (5), 2 Kings (4), Judges (4).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itroom4×Judges 3:24, Judges 16:9, 1 Kings 22:25, 2 Chronicles 18:24
. . .3×2 Samuel 4:7, 1 Kings 20:30, 2 Kings 9:2
in a bedroom2×2 Kings 11:2, 2 Chronicles 22:11
in an inner2×1 Kings 22:25, 2 Chronicles 18:24
in her room2×Judges 15:1, Judges 16:12
into the inmost being2×Proverbs 18:8, Proverbs 26:22
an inner room1×1 Kings 20:30
and inside1×Deuteronomy 32:25
and the constellations1×Job 9:9
and up to your bedroom1×Exodus 8:3
at the shrine1×Ezekiel 8:12
bedroom1×2 Samuel 13:10
chambers1×Psalms 105:30
cleanse the inmost parts1×Proverbs 20:30
even in your bedroom1×Ecclesiastes 10:20
his inmost being1×Proverbs 20:27
his room1×Joel 2:16
in his bedroom1×1 Kings 1:15
in your bedroom1×2 Kings 6:12
into the bedroom1×2 Samuel 13:10
its chamber1×Job 37:9
its rooms1×Proverbs 24:4
rooms1×1 Chronicles 28:11
the chamber1×Song Of Solomon 3:4
the chambers1×Proverbs 7:27
to a private room1×Genesis 43:30
to an inner room1×2 Kings 9:2
to his chambers1×Song Of Solomon 1:4
your rooms1×Isaiah 26:20
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 43:30הַחַ֖דְרָהtoto a private roomArticle | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singularExodus 8:3וּבַחֲדַ֥רtoand up to your bedroomConjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructDeuteronomy 32:25וּמֵחֲדָרִ֖יםtoand insideConjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine pluralJudges 3:24בַּחֲדַ֥רtoroomPreposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructJudges 15:1הֶחָ֑דְרָהtoin her roomArticle | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singularJudges 16:9בַּחֶ֔דֶרtoroomPreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularJudges 16:12בֶּחָ֑דֶרtoin her roomPreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular2 Samuel 4:7בַּחֲדַ֣רto. . .Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct2 Samuel 13:10הַחֶ֔דֶרtointo the bedroomArticle | Noun - masculine singular2 Samuel 13:10הֶחָֽדְרָה׃tobedroomArticle | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 43:30
Aligned rows38
Books represented17
Genesis1Exodus1Deuteronomy1Judges42 Samuel31 Kings52 Kings41 Chronicles12 Chronicles3Job2Psalms1Proverbs6Ecclesiastes1Song Of Solomon2Isaiah1Ezekiel1Joel1
Source forms
חַדְרֵי־5xḥaḏ·rê-Proverbs 7:27, Proverbs 18:8, Proverbs 20:27, Proverbs 20:30
חֶ֥דֶר4xḥe·ḏer1 Kings 20:30, 1 Kings 22:25, 2 Kings 9:2, 2 Chronicles 18:24
בַּחֲדַ֣ר3xba·ḥă·ḏar2 Samuel 4:7, 2 Kings 11:2, 2 Chronicles 22:11
בְּחֶ֖דֶר2xbə·ḥe·ḏer1 Kings 22:25, 2 Chronicles 18:24
בַּחֲדַ֥ר2xba·ḥă·ḏarJudges 3:24, 2 Kings 6:12
בֶּחָ֑דֶר1xbe·ḥā·ḏerJudges 16:12
בַּחֶ֔דֶר1xba·ḥe·ḏerJudges 16:9
בְּחָֽדֶר׃1xbə·ḥā·ḏer2 Kings 9:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct5xProverbs 7:27, Proverbs 18:8, Proverbs 20:27, Proverbs 20:30
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct5xJudges 3:24, 2 Samuel 4:7, 2 Kings 6:12, 2 Kings 11:2
Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular4xGenesis 43:30, Judges 15:1, 2 Samuel 13:10, 1 Kings 1:15
Noun - masculine singular4x1 Kings 20:30, 1 Kings 22:25, 2 Kings 9:2, 2 Chronicles 18:24
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular4x1 Kings 20:30, 1 Kings 22:25, 2 Kings 9:2, 2 Chronicles 18:24
Article | Noun - masculine singular2x2 Samuel 13:10, Job 37:9
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct2xPsalms 105:30, Ezekiel 8:12
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular2xJudges 16:9, Judges 16:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Interior private space—typically a bedroom or inner chamber, emphasizing seclusion and intimacy
Source Gloss
an apartment (usually literal)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Interior private space—typically a bedroom or inner chamber, emphasizing seclusion and intimacy
an apartment (usually literal) BDB: chamber Usage: ((bed) inner) chamber, innermost(-ward) part, parlour, south, × within.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
inner recesses of the body or innermost being, figurative sense
innermost parts of person, metaphor for conscience or soul
rooms or compartments of a house, literal architectural spaces
inner recesses, figurative innermost being paralleling Proverbs 18:8
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 38 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
חֶדֶר is built from this root:
חָדַרH2314
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