Hebrew · H2320

חֹדֶשׁ

The new moon; by implication, a month

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חֹדֶשׁ H2320

Pronunciation ḥōdeš

What does חֹדֶשׁ (ḥōdeš) mean in the Bible?

חֹדֶשׁ (ḥōdeš): Marks temporal divisions through lunar cycles; foundational to Hebrew calendar and festival observance

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What does חֹדֶשׁ (ḥōdeš) mean in the Bible?

חֹדֶשׁ (ḥōdeš): Marks temporal divisions through lunar cycles; foundational to Hebrew calendar and festival observance

How does the BSB render H2320?

The BSB source-word alignment has 283 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include month (120), months (28), . . . (20), day (18), a month (11).

Where does חֹדֶשׁ (ḥōdeš) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 7:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (38), Ezekiel (27), Esther (24), 1 Chronicles (21).

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

month 120× Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:14

months 28× Judges 11:37, Judges 11:38, Judges 11:39, Judges 19:2

. . . 20× Genesis 8:14, Exodus 12:18, Exodus 40:2, Numbers 18:16

day 18× Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:13, Exodus 40:17, Leviticus 16:29

a month 11× Genesis 29:14, Numbers 3:15, Numbers 3:22, Numbers 3:28

- 9× Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:4, Leviticus 25:9, Numbers 28:16

in the month 8× Exodus 13:4, Exodus 23:15, Exodus 34:18, Deuteronomy 16:1

day of the month 7× Leviticus 23:32, Ezekiel 1:2, Ezekiel 26:1, Ezekiel 32:17

New Moons 7× 1 Chronicles 23:31, 2 Chronicles 2:4, 2 Chronicles 8:13, 2 Chronicles 31:3

of the month 7× Joshua 5:10, 1 Samuel 20:34, 2 Chronicles 29:17, Esther 9:15

the month 7× Deuteronomy 16:1, Esther 2:16, Esther 3:7, Esther 8:9

each month 2× 1 Chronicles 27:1, Ezekiel 47:12

is the New Moon 2× 1 Samuel 20:5, 1 Samuel 20:18

of his months 2× Job 14:5, Job 21:21

of the New Moon 2× Ezekiel 46:1, Ezekiel 46:6

the New Moon 2× 1 Samuel 20:27, Hosea 5:7

a New Moon 1× 2 Kings 4:23

a whole month 1× Numbers 11:20

and [those] for New Moons 1× Ezra 3:5

and month 1× Esther 3:7

and New Moons 1× Ezekiel 46:3

and the month 1× Esther 9:22

and when the New Moon 1× 1 Samuel 20:24

at the New Moon 1× Psalms 81:3

for a month 1× Numbers 11:21

for one month 1× 1 Kings 4:7

for the New Moons 1× Nehemiah 10:33

from one month 1× Leviticus 27:6

in mating season 1× Jeremiah 2:24

in monthly 1× 1 Kings 5:14

is the monthly 1× Numbers 28:14

month [begins] 1× Leviticus 23:6

month, however 1× 2 Kings 25:25

months later 1× Genesis 38:24

of each month 1× Numbers 10:10

of every month 1× Numbers 28:11

of months 1× Exodus 12:2

of the [fourth] month 1× 2 Kings 25:3

one month 1× 1 Kings 5:14

one New Moon 1× Isaiah 66:23

the monthly 1× Numbers 29:6

to another 1× Isaiah 66:23

to be made at each new moon 1× Numbers 28:14

who monthly 1× Isaiah 47:13

will the New Moon 1× Amos 8:5

your New Moons 1× Isaiah 1:14

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A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 7:11

Aligned rows 283

Books represented 26

Genesis 11 Exodus 18 Leviticus 15 Numbers 38 Deuteronomy 4 Joshua 2 Judges 5 1 Samuel 7 2 Samuel 5 1 Kings 14 2 Kings 12 1 Chronicles 21 2 Chronicles 19 Ezra 13 Nehemiah 7 Esther 24 Job 2 Psalms 1 Isaiah 5 Jeremiah 18 Ezekiel 27 Daniel 1 Hosea 2 Amos 2 Haggai 5 Zechariah 5

Source forms

לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ 28x la·ḥō·ḏeš Exodus 12:3, Exodus 12:6, Exodus 16:1, Leviticus 23:6

בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ 22x ba·ḥō·ḏeš Genesis 8:4, Leviticus 16:29, Leviticus 23:5, Leviticus 25:9

לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ 21x la·ḥō·ḏeš Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:14, Exodus 40:2

חֹ֣דֶשׁ 15x ḥō·ḏeš Exodus 23:15, Exodus 34:18, Numbers 3:39, Numbers 9:22

לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ 11x la·ḥō·ḏeš Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:13, 2 Kings 25:3, 2 Kings 25:8

בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ 10x ba·ḥō·ḏeš Exodus 13:5, Leviticus 23:41, Numbers 9:1, Numbers 10:11

חֹ֖דֶשׁ 8x ḥō·ḏeš Numbers 3:22, Numbers 3:28, Numbers 3:34, Numbers 3:40

לַחֹ֥דֶשׁ 8x la·ḥō·ḏeš Numbers 28:17, 1 Chronicles 27:3, 2 Chronicles 29:17, 2 Chronicles 35:1

Parsing patterns

Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular 92x Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:13

Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 55x Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:4, Exodus 13:5, Exodus 19:1

Noun - masculine plural 29x Genesis 38:24, Exodus 12:2, Judges 11:37, Judges 11:38

Noun - masculine singular 29x Leviticus 27:6, Numbers 3:15, Numbers 3:22, Numbers 3:28

Article | Noun - masculine singular 19x Genesis 8:5, Exodus 12:2, Exodus 40:2, Numbers 29:6

Noun - masculine singular construct 14x Genesis 29:14, Exodus 23:15, Exodus 34:18, Numbers 11:20

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 6x Genesis 8:14, Numbers 28:16, Numbers 29:1, 2 Kings 25:8

Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 6x Exodus 13:4, Exodus 34:18, Deuteronomy 16:1, 1 Kings 6:1

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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How does the BSB render H2320?

Where does חֹדֶשׁ (ḥōdeš) appear in Scripture?

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