חַדֵּ֥שׁ
𐤇𐤃𐤔
chadesh
renew
a primitive root; to be new; causatively, to rebuild; renew, repair.
Lamentations 5:21 · Word #6
Lexicon H2318
| Lemma | חָדַשׁ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤃𐤔 |
| Transliteration | châdash |
| Strong's | H2318 |
| In-context | renew |
Morphology HVpv2ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | v — Imperative — A command |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H2318-01
Make-new!
| Root | חדש (ḥ-d-sh) |
| Core Meanings | newness, renewal, restoration, making new |
| Semantic Range | to be new, to become new, to renew, to restore, to rebuild, to repair, to refresh |
| Conceptual Significance | חדש is central to biblical themes of restoration—renewed covenant faithfulness, renewed hearts, restored worship, and rebuilt cities. It expresses not merely novelty but the re-establishment of what has been diminished or broken. |
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piel stem (intensive/factitive), imperative, 2nd masculine singular. The Piel often expresses active renewal or restoration rather than simple stative newness. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root חדש conveys the idea of newness or bringing about renewal. In the Piel stem it carries an intensive or factitive sense, "to make new" or "to renew." The form is a 2nd masculine singular imperative, so the rendering reflects a direct command addressed to one male individual: "Make-new!" |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חדש (newness, renewal, restoration, making new)
| 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 |
Word Usage (10 occurrences of H2318)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Samuel 11:14 | וּ/נְחַדֵּ֥שׁ | unechadesh | and renew |
| Isaiah 61:4 | וְ/חִדְּשׁוּ֙ | vechideshu | And they will repair |
| Psalms 51:12 | חַדֵּ֥שׁ | chadesh | renew |