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title: חֶדְוָה — joy · The Tanakh dictionary
description: חֶדְוָה (2304), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 2 times: joy. BDB 1906: n.f. joy. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# חֶדְוָה

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«חֶדְוָה» in the Tanakh dictionary: **joy** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 2 times · **Key:** 2304 · **BDB:** חֶדְוָה

### Glosses

joy (1); the.joy (1)

### Meaning (OSHB)

joy [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1495/2304/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.f. joy [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1495/2304/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.f. (late) joy (Aramaic חדוא).—ח׳ 1 Ch 16:27 (in the sanctuary); חֶדְוַת י׳ Ne 8:10 (‖ אַל־תֵּעָצֵ֑בוּ).

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (7 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (5 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «חֶדְוָה» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1495/2304/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[1 Chronicles 16:27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.16.27/)

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ה֤וֹד וְהָדָר֙ לְפָנָ֔יו עֹ֥ז וְחֶדְוָ֖ה בִּמְקֹמֽוֹ׃

*Word for word:* splendor and majesty \[are\] before him strength and joy \[are\].in place his

*JPS 1917:* Honour and majesty are before Him; strength and gladness are in His place.

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[Nehemiah 8:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/NEH.8.10/)

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֡ם לְכוּ֩ אִכְל֨וּ מַשְׁמַנִּ֜ים וּשְׁת֣וּ מַֽמְתַקִּ֗ים וְשִׁלְח֤וּ מָנוֹת֙ לְאֵ֣ין נָכ֣וֹן ל֔וֹ כִּֽי־קָד֥וֹשׁ הַיּ֖וֹם לַאֲדֹנֵ֑ינוּ וְאַל־תֵּ֣עָצֵ֔בוּ כִּֽי־חֶדְוַ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה הִ֥יא מָֽעֻזְּכֶֽם׃

*Word for word:* and he.said to them go eat fat.foods and drink sweet.things and send portions to there.\[is\].not a.\[thing\].prepared for him (dm) \[is\].holy this day to lord(s) our and do.not be.grieved (dm) the.joy of.Yahweh it refuge \[is\].your

*JPS 1917:* Then he said unto them: 'Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy unto our Lord; neither be ye grieved; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.'

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