חֹ֣דֶשׁ

𐤇𐤃𐤔

chodesh

month

from חָדַשׁ; the new moon; by implication, a month; month(-ly), new moon.

Umwenshi "Moon, month" (Bemba)

H2320

Esther 3:13 · Word #28

Lexicon H2320

Lemmaחֹדֶשׁ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤇𐤃𐤔
Transliterationchôdesh
Strong'sH2320
In-contextmonth

Morphology HNcmsc All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H2320-11

new-moon

Rootחדש (ḥ-d-sh)
Core Meaningsnewness, renewal, to make new, to renew, to restore
Semantic Rangenew moon (lunar phase), month (lunar cycle), monthly observance, calendrical period marked by renewal of the moon
Conceptual SignificanceIn the biblical calendar, the new moon marked the beginning of each month and was associated with worship, offerings, and sacred timekeeping. It embodies the concept of cyclical renewal and divine ordering of time, reflecting the theological theme of renewal embedded in the root חדש.
Morphological NotesCommon masculine singular noun; appears in both absolute and construct states. No pronominal suffix in the listed forms.
Rendering RationaleThe noun חֹדֶשׁ derives from the root חדש, meaning "to be new" or "to renew." As a masculine singular noun (absolute or construct), it refers literally to the "new" phase of the moon, from which the concept of a month developed. Rendering it as "new-moon" preserves the root idea of newness while reflecting its singular masculine form.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root חדש (newness, renewal, to make new, to renew, to restore)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H2320-01 bachodesh in the new-moon month
H2320-02 bechadeshah in her month of newness
H2320-03 bechadesho in his new-moon month
H2320-04 bechodesh in the new-moon-month of
H2319-01 chadash new
H2319-02 chadashah new (feminine singular)
H2319-03 chadashim new ones
H2323-01 chadat new
H2318-01 chadesh Make-new!
H2320-05 chadeshah her new-moon
H2320-06 chadeshey new-moons of
H2320-07 chadesheykhem your new-moons
H8483-01 chadeshi Chodshi (Monthly-Place)
H2320-08 chadesho his new-moon
H2320-09 chodashayv his new-moons
H2320-10 chodashim new-moons
H2319-04 hachadashah the fresh (feminine one)
H2319-05 hachodashim the new ones
H2320-12 hachodesh the new-moon-month
H2319-06 hechadash the new one
H2320-13 hechodashim the new-moons
H2320-14 lachodashayv according to his new-moons
H2320-15 lachodesh to the new-moon month
H2318-02 lechadesh to make new
H2320-16 lechadeshey for the new-moon cycles of
H2320-17 lechodashim at the new-moons
H2320-18 lechodesh to a new-moon-month
H2318-03 techadesh you will make new
H2320-19 umechodesh and from new-moon
H2320-20 uvachodesh and in the renewed month
H2320-21 uvechodashim and in new-moons
H2320-22 vachodesh in the new-moon month
H2320-23 vechodesh in the month-of-newness
H2320-24 vehachodesh and the new-moon
H2320-25 velechodashim and for the new-moon renewals

Word Usage (283 occurrences of H2320)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 7:11 בַּ/חֹ֨דֶשׁ֙ bachodesh in the month
Genesis 7:11 לַ/חֹ֑דֶשׁ lachodesh of the month
Genesis 8:4 בַּ/חֹ֣דֶשׁ bachodesh in the month

Niger-Congo Hebrew

חֹ֣דֶשׁ (chôdesh) — from חָדַשׁ; the new moon; by implication, a month; month(-ly), new moon.

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Word Meaning Language
Umwenshi Moon, month Bemba