Châdad — H2300

Definition

verb

to be (causatively, make) sharp or (figuratively) severe

1. to be sharp, be alert, be keen
1. (Qal) to be sharp, be keen
2. (Hiphil) to sharpen
3. (Hophal) to be sharpened

Usually translated as

be fierce, sharpen

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• paroxýnō (G3947)

Occurrences

Châdad occurs 6 times in 5 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Proverbs (1), Ezekiel (3), Habakkuk (1)

• Proverbs 27:17 — Iron sharpeneth (יָ֑חַד) iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
• Proverbs 27:17 — Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth (יַ֣חַד) the countenance of his friend.
• Ezekiel 21:9 — Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened (הוּחַ֖דָּה), and also furbished:
• Ezekiel 21:10 — It is sharpened (הוּחַ֔דָּה) 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.
• Ezekiel 21:11 — And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened (הוּחַ֤דָּה), and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.
• Habakkuk 1:8 — Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce (וְחַדּוּ֙) 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.