What does חָדָשׁ (ḥāḏāš) mean in the Bible?
חָדָשׁ (ḥāḏāš) is a Hebrew word meaning "new".
Hebrew · H2319
חָדָשׁ
New
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חָדָשׁ H2319
Pronunciation ḥāḏāš
What does חָדָשׁ (ḥāḏāš) mean in the Bible?
חָדָשׁ (ḥāḏāš) is a Hebrew word meaning "new".
Full entry for חָדָשׁ (H2319) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2319?
The BSB source-word alignment has 53 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a new (18), new (8), the new (4), of the new (3), an offering of new (2).
Where does חָדָשׁ (ḥāḏāš) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 1:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (10), Psalms (6), Ezekiel (5), Deuteronomy (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 a new 18× Deuteronomy 20:5, Deuteronomy 22:8, 2 Samuel 6:3, 2 Kings 2:20
new 8× Judges 5:8, Judges 15:13, Judges 16:12, 1 Samuel 6:7
the new 4× Leviticus 26:10, 2 Samuel 6:3, 2 Chronicles 20:5, Isaiah 66:22
of the new 3× 1 Kings 11:30, Jeremiah 26:10, Jeremiah 36:10
an offering of new 2× Leviticus 23:16, Numbers 28:26
and a new 2× Isaiah 65:17, Ezekiel 18:31
new things 2× Isaiah 42:9, Isaiah 48:6
a new [sword] 1× 2 Samuel 21:16
a new thing 1× Jeremiah 31:22
and the new 1× Isaiah 66:22
in a new 1× 1 Kings 11:29
is [ever] new 1× Job 29:20
is new 1× Ecclesiastes 1:10
is newly 1× Deuteronomy 24:5
like a new 1× Job 32:19
something new 1× Isaiah 43:19
Then a new 1× Exodus 1:8
They are new every morning 1× Lamentations 3:23
to newly arrived [gods] 1× Deuteronomy 32:17
were new 1× Joshua 9:13
with new 1× Judges 16:11
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 1:8 חָדָ֖שׁ to Then a new Adjective - masculine singular Leviticus 23:16 חֲדָשָׁ֖ה to an offering of new Adjective - feminine singular Leviticus 26:10 חָדָ֖שׁ to the new Adjective - masculine singular Numbers 28:26 חֲדָשָׁה֙ to an offering of new Adjective - feminine singular Deuteronomy 20:5 חָדָשׁ֙ to a new Adjective - masculine singular Deuteronomy 22:8 חָדָ֔שׁ to a new Adjective - masculine singular Deuteronomy 24:5 חֲדָשָׁ֔ה to is newly Adjective - feminine singular Deuteronomy 32:17 חֲדָשִׁים֙ to to newly arrived [gods] Adjective - masculine plural Joshua 9:13 חֲדָשִׁ֔ים to were new Adjective - masculine plural Judges 5:8 חֲדָשִׁ֔ים to new Adjective - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 1:8
Aligned rows 53
Books represented 20
Exodus 1 Leviticus 2 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 4 Joshua 1 Judges 4 1 Samuel 1 2 Samuel 3 1 Kings 2 2 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 1 Job 2 Psalms 6 Ecclesiastes 2 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 10 Jeremiah 4 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 5
Source forms
חָדָ֔שׁ 5x ḥā·ḏāš Deuteronomy 22:8, Isaiah 41:15, Isaiah 42:10, Isaiah 62:2
חֲדָשָׁ֔ה 5x ḥă·ḏā·šāh Deuteronomy 24:5, 2 Samuel 6:3, 1 Kings 11:29, 2 Kings 2:20
חָדָ֖שׁ 4x ḥā·ḏāš Exodus 1:8, Leviticus 26:10, Ecclesiastes 1:9, Ezekiel 18:31
חֲדָשָׁה֙ 4x ḥă·ḏā·šāh Numbers 28:26, 1 Samuel 6:7, Isaiah 43:19, Jeremiah 31:22
חֲדָשִׁ֔ים 4x ḥă·ḏā·šîm Joshua 9:13, Judges 5:8, Judges 15:13, Judges 16:11
חָדָ֑שׁ 3x ḥā·ḏāš Psalms 33:3, Psalms 96:1, Psalms 149:1
חֲדָשָׁ֖ה 3x ḥă·ḏā·šāh Leviticus 23:16, Ezekiel 11:19, Ezekiel 36:26
חֲדָשָׁ֑ה 3x ḥă·ḏā·šāh 2 Samuel 21:16, Isaiah 65:17, Ezekiel 18:31
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular 18x Exodus 1:8, Leviticus 26:10, Deuteronomy 20:5, Deuteronomy 22:8
Adjective - feminine singular 17x Leviticus 23:16, Numbers 28:26, Deuteronomy 24:5, 1 Samuel 6:7
Adjective - masculine plural 10x Deuteronomy 32:17, Joshua 9:13, Judges 5:8, Judges 15:13
Article | Adjective - feminine singular 3x 1 Kings 11:30, 2 Chronicles 20:5, Isaiah 66:22
Article | Adjective - masculine singular 2x Jeremiah 26:10, Jeremiah 36:10
Adjective - feminine plural 1x Isaiah 48:6
Article | Adjective - masculine plural 1x Isaiah 66:22
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine plural 1x Isaiah 42:9
Evidence Summary
Revelation
Hebrew word. new
Source Gloss
new
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
new Usage: fresh, new thing.
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.
Old Testament Witnesses
New or fresh act.
New or fresh.
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 53 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
חָדָשׁ is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Signals forward-looking redemptive initiative. Isaiah 43:14-21
Points to unfolding redemptive revelation. Isaiah 48:1-8
Canonical Themes
Revelation
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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