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חֶדְוָה

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חֶדְוָה
Part of SpeechNoun
Occurrences2
Possible Meanings
  1. Joy
  2. Majesty, glory
Related Wordsחדה

Possible Meanings

The noun חֶדְוָה appears in only two Biblical verses. There are two possibilities as to its meaning:

1. Joy

  • Biblical verses – This is the common interpretation of the word in its appearance in Nechemyah 8:10 "Don't be sad; for chedvat Hashem is your strength," and it matches the context there – see Ibn Ezra, Ralbag, and Malbim. This is also the way most commentators explain Divrei HaYamim I 16:27 – "Honor and majesty are before him, strength and chedva are in his place" – see Midrash Tehillim 20, Radak, Ralbag,and Malbim.
  • This meaning matches most of the usages of the forms of the verb חדה.
  • Cf. Assyrian hidutu – joy.

2. Majesty, glory

  • Biblical verses – This interpretation of the occurrence in Divrei HaYamim I 16:27 is supported by both the context there as well as the parallel verse in Tehillim 96:6 where תפארת substitutes for חדוה.
  • Additional data –

Semantic Evolution

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Rabbinic Hebrew

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