What does חָדַשׁ (ḥādaš) mean in the Bible?
חָדַשׁ (ḥādaš): Renewal through restoration: the word moves from temporal newness to active rebuilding of what was broken or worn
Hebrew · H2318
חָדַשׁ
To be new ; causatively, to rebuild
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חָדַשׁ H2318
Pronunciation ḥādaš
What does חָדַשׁ (ḥādaš) mean in the Bible?
חָדַשׁ (ḥādaš): Renewal through restoration: the word moves from temporal newness to active rebuilding of what was broken or worn
Full entry for חָדַשׁ (H2318) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2318?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and renew (2), and You renew (1), He then restored (1), is renewed (1), on repairing (1).
Where does חָדַשׁ (ḥādaš) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Samuel 11:14. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Chronicles (3), Psalms (3), 1 Samuel (1), Isaiah (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 and renew 2× 1 Samuel 11:14, Psalms 51:10
and You renew 1× Psalms 104:30
He then restored 1× 2 Chronicles 15:8
is renewed 1× Psalms 103:5
on repairing 1× 2 Chronicles 24:4
renew 1× Lamentations 5:21
they will renew 1× Isaiah 61:4
to restore 1× 2 Chronicles 24:12
You produce new 1× Job 10:17
Show sample aligned rows
1 Samuel 11:14 וּנְחַדֵּ֥שׁ to and renew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural 2 Chronicles 15:8 וַיְחַדֵּשׁ֙ to He then restored Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 2 Chronicles 24:4 לְחַדֵּ֖שׁ to on repairing Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct 2 Chronicles 24:12 לְחַדֵּ֖שׁ to to restore Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Job 10:17 תְּחַדֵּ֬שׁ to You produce new Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Psalms 51:10 חַדֵּ֥שׁ to and renew Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular Psalms 103:5 תִּתְחַדֵּ֖שׁ to is renewed Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Psalms 104:30 וּ֝תְחַדֵּ֗שׁ to and You renew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular Isaiah 61:4 וְחִדְּשׁוּ֙ to they will renew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Lamentations 5:21 חַדֵּ֥שׁ to renew Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Samuel 11:14
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 6
1 Samuel 1 2 Chronicles 3 Job 1 Psalms 3 Isaiah 1 Lamentations 1
Source forms
חַדֵּ֥שׁ 2x ḥad·dêš Psalms 51:10, Lamentations 5:21
לְחַדֵּ֖שׁ 2x lə·ḥad·dêš 2 Chronicles 24:4, 2 Chronicles 24:12
וְחִדְּשׁוּ֙ 1x wə·ḥid·də·šū Isaiah 61:4
וַיְחַדֵּשׁ֙ 1x way·ḥad·dêš 2 Chronicles 15:8
וּנְחַדֵּ֥שׁ 1x ū·nə·ḥad·dêš 1 Samuel 11:14
וּ֝תְחַדֵּ֗שׁ 1x ū·ṯə·ḥad·dêš Psalms 104:30
תְּחַדֵּ֬שׁ 1x tə·ḥad·dêš Job 10:17
תִּתְחַדֵּ֖שׁ 1x tiṯ·ḥad·dêš Psalms 103:5
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct 2x 2 Chronicles 24:4, 2 Chronicles 24:12
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular 2x Psalms 51:10, Lamentations 5:21
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular 1x Psalms 104:30
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural 1x 1 Samuel 11:14
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural 1x Isaiah 61:4
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x 2 Chronicles 15:8
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person feminine singular 1x Psalms 103:5
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular 1x Job 10:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Renewal through restoration: the word moves from temporal newness to active rebuilding of what was broken or worn
Source Gloss
to be new ; causatively, to rebuild
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Renewal through restoration: the word moves from temporal newness to active rebuilding of what was broken or worn
to be new; causatively, to rebuild BDB: renew Usage: renew, repair.
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 4
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 3×
Sequential imperfect Lam 5:21 · Ps 51:12 2×
Imperfect Job 10:17 1×
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 1×
Imperfect Ps 103:5 1×
Word Origins
חָדַשׁ 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