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Strong H23002 sensesחָדַד

be sharp · to sharpen

Transliteration
châdad
Pronunciation
khaw-dad'

The 2 senses of Strong H2300

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H2300 appears in 5 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. be sharpH2300Ato be sharp, be alert, be keen4 verses · Ezekiel, Habakkuk
  2. to sharpenחָדַהH2300Bto be or to grow sharp1 verse · Proverbs

General definition

A primitive root; to be (causatively make) sharp or (figuratively) severe: - be {fierce} sharpen.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • sharpen3
  • be1
  • sharpeneth1

First verses

  1. Proverbs 27:17
    Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
  2. Ezekiel 21:9
    Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:
  3. Ezekiel 21:10
    It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree.
  4. Ezekiel 21:11
    And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.
  5. Habakkuk 1:8
    Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.