לֶ/חֳדָשִׁ֖ים
𐤋/𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤉𐤌
chôdesh
on the new moons
The visible new crescent of the moon marking the start of a month; by extension, the period between successive new moons constituting a calendrical month. The term fundamentally refers to a discrete point in the lunar cycle, but develops a broader sense indicating the entire lunar month in Israelite calendrical reckoning.
Umwenshi "Moon, month" (Bemba)1 Chronicles 23:31 · Word #6
Lexicon H2320
| Lemma | חֹדֶשׁ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤃𐤔 |
| Transliteration | chôdesh |
| Strong's | H2320 |
| Definition | The visible new crescent of the moon marking the start of a month; by extension, the period between successive new moons constituting a calendrical month. The term fundamentally refers to a discrete point in the lunar cycle, but develops a broader sense indicating the entire lunar month in Israelite calendrical reckoning. |
Morphology HRd/Ncmpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | on the new moons |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2320-17
to new moons
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ + masculine plural absolute noun (חֳדָשִׁים). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun חֹדֶשׁ derives from the root meaning "to renew," referring fundamentally to the renewed lunar crescent; here it appears in the masculine plural absolute with prefixed לְ, yielding "to new moons." The plural preserves the sense of repeated cyclical renewals. |
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Bantu Hebrew
לֶ/חֳדָשִׁ֖ים (chôdesh) — The visible new crescent of the moon marking the start of a month; by extension, the period between successive new moons constituting a calendrical month. The term fundamentally refers to a discrete point in the lunar cycle, but develops a broader sense indicating the entire lunar month in Israelite calendrical reckoning.
| Word | Meaning | Language |
|---|---|---|
| Umwenshi | Moon, month | Bemba |