Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H2312 |
|---|---|
| Word: | חֵדֶק |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root meaning to sting |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | chedeq |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | khay'-dek |
| Meaning: | 1. a prickly plant |
| KJV Renderings: | brier, thorn. |
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חֵ֑דֶק noun [masculine] brier (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic חִדְקָא Löwp. 147, No. 104; compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 1633] a kind of night-shade, see Lane532); — טוֺבָם כַּחֵדֶק Mic 7:4 the best of them (si vera lectio) is like the brier (|| יָשָׁר מִמְּסוּכָה); דֶּרֶךְ עָצֵל כִּמְשֻׂכַת חָ֑דֶק Prov 15:19 the way of a sluggard is like a brier-hedge.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Proverbs 15:19
Micah 7:4
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