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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חֶדֶר H2315
Pronunciation ḥeder
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 It room 4× 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 bedroom 2× 2 Kings 11:2, 2 Chronicles 22:11
in an inner 2× 1 Kings 22:25, 2 Chronicles 18:24
in her room 2× Judges 15:1, Judges 16:12
into the inmost being 2× Proverbs 18:8, Proverbs 26:22
an inner room 1× 1 Kings 20:30
and inside 1× Deuteronomy 32:25
and the constellations 1× Job 9:9
and up to your bedroom 1× Exodus 8:3
at the shrine 1× Ezekiel 8:12
bedroom 1× 2 Samuel 13:10
chambers 1× Psalms 105:30
cleanse the inmost parts 1× Proverbs 20:30
even in your bedroom 1× Ecclesiastes 10:20
his inmost being 1× Proverbs 20:27
his room 1× Joel 2:16
in his bedroom 1× 1 Kings 1:15
in your bedroom 1× 2 Kings 6:12
into the bedroom 1× 2 Samuel 13:10
its chamber 1× Job 37:9
its rooms 1× Proverbs 24:4
rooms 1× 1 Chronicles 28:11
the chamber 1× Song Of Solomon 3:4
the chambers 1× Proverbs 7:27
to a private room 1× Genesis 43:30
to an inner room 1× 2 Kings 9:2
to his chambers 1× Song Of Solomon 1:4
your rooms 1× Isaiah 26:20
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 43:30 הַחַ֖דְרָה to to a private room Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Exodus 8:3 וּבַחֲדַ֥ר to and up to your bedroom Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Deuteronomy 32:25 וּמֵחֲדָרִ֖ים to and inside Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural Judges 3:24 בַּחֲדַ֥ר to room Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Judges 15:1 הֶחָ֑דְרָה to in her room Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Judges 16:9 בַּחֶ֔דֶר to room Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Judges 16:12 בֶּחָ֑דֶר to in her room Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2 Samuel 4:7 בַּחֲדַ֣ר to . . . Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 2 Samuel 13:10 הַחֶ֔דֶר to into the bedroom Article | Noun - masculine singular 2 Samuel 13:10 הֶחָֽדְרָה׃ to bedroom Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 43:30
Aligned rows 38
Books represented 17
Genesis 1 Exodus 1 Deuteronomy 1 Judges 4 2 Samuel 3 1 Kings 5 2 Kings 4 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 3 Job 2 Psalms 1 Proverbs 6 Ecclesiastes 1 Song Of Solomon 2 Isaiah 1 Ezekiel 1 Joel 1
Source forms
חַדְרֵי־ 5x ḥaḏ·rê- Proverbs 7:27, Proverbs 18:8, Proverbs 20:27, Proverbs 20:30
חֶ֥דֶר 4x ḥe·ḏer 1 Kings 20:30, 1 Kings 22:25, 2 Kings 9:2, 2 Chronicles 18:24
בַּחֲדַ֣ר 3x ba·ḥă·ḏar 2 Samuel 4:7, 2 Kings 11:2, 2 Chronicles 22:11
בְּחֶ֖דֶר 2x bə·ḥe·ḏer 1 Kings 22:25, 2 Chronicles 18:24
בַּחֲדַ֥ר 2x ba·ḥă·ḏar Judges 3:24, 2 Kings 6:12
בֶּחָ֑דֶר 1x be·ḥā·ḏer Judges 16:12
בַּחֶ֔דֶר 1x ba·ḥe·ḏer Judges 16:9
בְּחָֽדֶר׃ 1x bə·ḥā·ḏer 2 Kings 9:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct 5x Proverbs 7:27, Proverbs 18:8, Proverbs 20:27, Proverbs 20:30
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 5x Judges 3:24, 2 Samuel 4:7, 2 Kings 6:12, 2 Kings 11:2
Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular 4x Genesis 43:30, Judges 15:1, 2 Samuel 13:10, 1 Kings 1:15
Noun - masculine singular 4x 1 Kings 20:30, 1 Kings 22:25, 2 Kings 9:2, 2 Chronicles 18:24
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 4x 1 Kings 20:30, 1 Kings 22:25, 2 Kings 9:2, 2 Chronicles 18:24
Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x 2 Samuel 13:10, Job 37:9
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct 2x Psalms 105:30, Ezekiel 8:12
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x Judges 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 definition Source: 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
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
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:
חָדַר H2314
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