Strong's Definition
to be (causatively, make) sharp or (figuratively) severe
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: be fierce, sharpen.
TWOT Reference: 605
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
חָדַד (cha.dad) — be sharp. 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)
חָדַה (cha.dah) — to sharpen. 1) to be or to grow sharp 1a) (Qal) to grow sharp 1b) (Hiphil) to sharpen
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · חַד · חֲדַד · חַדּוּד · חָדִיד
Shape | verb hif, verb hof
to sharpen = causative action by which humans use an iron tool to cause an object to have a thin cutting edge, ► in order to make it useful and effective as a tool; ≈ often associated with aggression and danger
Ferocious | verb qal
to be fierce, to be dangerous = state in which animals are inclined to violent and dangerous activity ◄ as dangerous as a sharp knife
Know | verb hif
Collocation: חדד פָּנִים
to sharpen (someone's) face > wit literally: to sharpen someone's face; hence: = causative action by which humans increase the ability of others to assess different situations and react in an effective way
1 EZK 21:21 RSV REB | MT HOTTP-C הִתְאַחֲדִי = אחד
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[חָדַד] vb. be sharp, keen Qal are keener than evening wolves
Hiph. the smith sharpeneth an axe.
Hoph. be sharpened
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[חָדַה] vb. be or grow sharp Qal grow sharp
Hiph. sharpen (fig.)
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