Strong H2300H2300Aחָדַד

be sharp

One of the 2 senses of Strong H2300

Transliteration
châdad
Pronunciation
khaw-dad'
Morphology
Hebrew Verb

Definition

1) to be sharp, be alert, be keen
1a) (Qal) to be sharp, be keen
1b) (Hiphil) to sharpen
1c) (Hophal) to be sharpened
Also means: cha.dah (חָדַה "to sharpen" H2300B)

General definition

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

In the Bible

Strong H2300A appears in 4 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • sharpen3
  • be1

First verses

  1. Ezekiel 21:9
    Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
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