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title: חָדָשׁ — new · The Tanakh dictionary
description: חָדָשׁ (2319), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 53 times: new. BDB 1906: adj. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# חָדָשׁ

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«חָדָשׁ» in the Tanakh dictionary: **new** — 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:** 53 times · **Key:** 2319 · **BDB:** חָדָשׁ

### Glosses

new (41); \[is\].new (2); a.new.\[thing\] (2)

### Meaning (OSHB)

new [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1495/2319/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

adj. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1495/2319/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** adj. new(on format. v. LgBN 48)—ח׳ abs. Ex 1:8 + 19 times; f. חֲדָשָׁה Lv 23:16 + 19 times; pl. חֲדָשִׁים Dt 32:17 + 10 times; f. חֲדָשׁוֹת Is 42:9; 48:6;—new, usually attrib. Ex 1:8 (E) a new king; so of house Dt 20:5, 22, wife 24:5, cords Ju 15:13; 16:11, 12, cart 1 S 6:7 2 S 6:3(×2) (but del. in v b, cf. We Dr)=1 Ch; 13:7; garment 1 K 11:29, 30, vessel 2 K 2:20, wine-skins Jos 9:13 (JE) Jb 32:19, threshing instr. Is 41:15; meal-offering Lv 23:16 (H) Nu 28:26 (P); especially (poet.) שִׁיר ח׳ a new song (of praise) ψ 33:3; 40:4; 96:1; 98:1; 144:9 149:1 Is 42:10; בְּרִית ח׳ Je 31:31; שָׁמַיִם חדשׁים וארץ חדשׁה Is 65:17 cf. 65:17 cf. 66:22; שֵׁם ח׳ Is 62:2; רוּחַ ח׳ a new spirit Ez 11:19; 18:31; 36:26, + לֵב ח׳ 18:31; 36:26; פֶּתַח שַׁעַר־י׳ הֶח׳ Je 26:10 new gate of (house of) י׳, cf. 36:10 (v. Gf Je 20:2); also הֶחָצֵר הַח׳ 2 Ch 20:5 the new court (v. Be Öt); אלהים חדשׁים Ju 5:8 new gods? judges? text prob. corrupt, cf. NöZMG 1888, 477, MüllKönigsb. Stud. i., GACookeDeb. 34 ff. and conj. by BuRS, 103, RS in BlaJudges; in gen. אֵין כָּל־ח׳ Ec 1:9 there is nothing new; with no subst. expr. חָגוּר חֲדָשָׁה 2 S 21:16 girt with a new (sword: but text perhaps corrupt, cf. We Klo Dr), of (food-)products of earth (opp. יָשָׁן) Lv 26:10 (H) Ct 7:14; חֲדָשִׁים Dt 32:17 new ones (i.e. gods; ‖ מִקָּרֹב בָּאוּ); in gen. f. חֲדָשָׁה a new thing Is 43:19 Je 31:22, fpl. Is 42:9 (opp. הָרִאשֹׁנוֹת), 48:6. very rarely predicate: of י׳’s compassions חדשׁים לַבְּקָרִם La 3:23 they are new every morning; כְּבוֹדִי ח׳ עִמָּדִי Jb 29:20 my glory shall be fresh with me; רְאֵה זֶה ח׳ הוּא Ec 1:10 see, this is new!

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 47 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (5 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (4 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «חָדָשׁ» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1495/2319/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Lamentations 3:23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/LAM.3.23/)

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חֲדָשִׁים֙ לַבְּקָרִ֔ים רַבָּ֖ה אֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃

*Word for word:* \[they.are\].new to the mornings \[is\].great faithfulness your

*JPS 1917:* They are new every morning; great is Thy faithfulness.

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[Psalms 33:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.33.3/)

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שִֽׁירוּ־ל֭וֹשִׁ֣יר חָדָ֑שׁ הֵיטִ֥יבוּ נַ֝גֵּ֗ן בִּתְרוּעָֽה׃

*Word for word:* sing to him a.song new do.well to.play with a.shout.of.joy

*JPS 1917:* Sing unto Him a new song; play skilfully amid shouts of joy.

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