חֹדֶשׁ
Transliteration
ḥōḏeš
Pronunciation
kho'-desh
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From חָדַשׁ (H2318)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 613b

Strong’s Definitions

חֹדֶשׁ chôdesh, kho'-desh; from H2318; the new moon; by implication, a month:—month(-ly), new moon.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 276x

The KJV translates Strong's H2320 in the following manner: month (254x), new moon (20x), monthly (1x), another (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 276x
The KJV translates Strong's H2320 in the following manner: month (254x), new moon (20x), monthly (1x), another (1x).
  1. the new moon, month, monthly

    1. the first day of the month

    2. the lunar month

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֹדֶשׁ chôdesh, kho'-desh; from H2318; the new moon; by implication, a month:—month(-ly), new moon.
STRONGS H2320: Abbreviations
I. חֹ֫דֶשׁ 282 noun masculineGenesis 7:11 (feminine MT Genesis 38:24 but masculine Sam Di) (newness), new moon, month (on formation compare LgBN 144; on usage, names, etc., Muss-ArnJBL 1892, 72 ff., 160 ff.) — ח׳ absolute Genesis 7:11 +; construct (rare) Genesis 29:14 +; suffix חָדְשׁוֺ Numbers 28:14 + 2 times; חָדְשָׁהּ Hosea 2:13; Jeremiah 2:24; plural חֳדָשִׁים Genesis 38:24 +; construct חָדְשֵׁי Exodus 12:2 + 2 times; suffix חֳדָשָׁיו Job 14:5 + 2 times; חָדְשֵׁיכֶם Isaiah 1:14; Numbers 28:11; חָדְשֵׁכֶם Numbers 10:10; —
†1. new moon = day, time, of new moon, as religious festival 1 Samuel 20:5, 18, 24, 27, 34 (Dr); compare יאֹכְלֵם ח׳ Hosea 5:7 a new moon shall devour them, Hi St VB, but on text see We; usually || שַׁבָּת Amos 8:5; 2 Kings 4:23; Isaiah 1:13 (+ קְרֹא מִקְרָא), מִדֵּי חֹדֶשׁ בְּחָדְשׁוֺ Isaiah 66:23, Ezekiel 46:1, 6 (both יוֺם הַח׳), 1 Chronicles 23:31; 2 Chronicles 2:3; 2 Chronicles 8:13; 31:3; Nehemiah 10:34 (all + מוֺעֵד), Hosea 2:13; Ezekiel 45:17 (both + חג, מועד); || מוֺעֵד alone Isaiah 1:14; Ezekiel 3:5; || יוֺם חַגֵּנוּ Psalm 81:4; (compare ראֹשׁ הַח׳ Numbers 10:10; Numbers 28:11; on religious observance of new moon compare DiLv p. 578 f BenzArchäol. § 69); as time of augury in Babylon (astrological prognostication) Isaiah 47:13.
2. month (as beginning with new moon, lunar month; compare BenzArchäol. § 30, but then, without reference to day of beginning);
†a. as measure of time during which Genesis 38:24 (J), Numbers 11:20, 21 (JE), Numbers 9:22 (P), Judges 11:37, 38, 39; Judges 20:47; 1 Samuel 6:1; 1 Samuel 27:7; 2 Samuel 2:11; 2 Samuel 5:5; 2 Samuel 6:11; 2 Samuel 24:8, 13 = 1 Chronicles 21:12; Amos 4:7; 1 Kings 4:7; 1 Kings 5:7; 1 Kings 5:28 (3 times in verse); 1 Kings 11:16; 2 Kings 15:8; 2 Kings 23:31; 2 Kings 24:8; Ezekiel 39:12, 14; 1 Chronicles 3:4; 1 Chronicles 13:14; 2 Chronicles 36:2, 9; Esther 2:12 (3 times in verse). In 1 Samuel 10:27b read probably כְּמֵחֹדֶשׁ for MT כמחרישׁ, and join to 1 Samuel 11:1, so We Dr (compare Genesis 38:24); in combinations, יָמִים ח׳ a month (of) time (compare יֶרַח ימים Deuteronomy 21:1; 2 Kings 15:13) Genesis 29:14 (J), Numbers 11:20, 26 (JE), ימים ארבעה ח׳ Judges 19:2; of age מִסְפַּר־ח׳ number of his months =length of his life Job 14:5; Job 21:21; compare especially בֶּןחֿ׳ Leviticus 27:6; Numbers 3:15, 22, 28, 34, 39, 40, 43; Numbers 18:16; Numbers 26:22 (all P). †
b. calendar months,
† (1) with names הָאָבִיב ח׳ Exodus 13:4; Exodus 23:15; Exodus 34:18 (twice in verse) (all J E; = 1st month Exodus 12:2 P), Deuteronomy 16:11; זִו ח׳ 1 Kings 6:1 (= 2nd mo. ib.; = יֶרַח זִו 1 Kings 6:37); compare 1 Kings 8:2 (הַשְּׁבִיעִי הַח׳ = יֶרַךְ הָאֵתָנִים), 1 Kings 6:38 (הַשְּׁמִינִי הַח׳ = יֶרַח בּוּל); in the post-exilic books occur Babylonian names (see the several words): — נִיסָן ח׳ Nehemiah 2:1; Esther 3:7 (= 1st mo. Esther 3:7); סִיוָן ח׳ Esther 8:9 = 3rd mo.; כִּסְלֵו ח׳ Zechariah 7:1; Nehemiah 1:1 (= 9th mo. Zechariah 7:1); טֵבֵ֑ת ח׳ Esther 2:16 = 10th mo.; שְׁבָט ח׳ Zechariah 1:7 = 11th mo.; אֲדָר ח׳ Esther 3:7, 13; Esther 8:12; Esther 9:1 in all = 12th mo., Esther 9:15, 17, 19, 21; (compare also אֱלוּל Nehemiah 6:15, without ח׳ or יֶרַךְ; this was 6th mo.; see further SchrCOT Nehemiah 1:1 Benzl.c.). †
(2) merely numbered (chiefly P and late) e.g. הַשֵּׁנִי בַּח׳ Genesis 7:11, compare Genesis 8:4, 5, 14; Leviticus 16:29; Numbers 1:1, 18 (all P) + often P; Deuteronomy 1:3 (P), 1 Kings 12:32; 1 Kings 12:33; 1 Kings 25:1; 1 Kings 25:3; 1 Kings 25:8; 1 Kings 25:25; 1 Kings 25:27; Jeremiah 1:3 + 11 times Jeremiah; Ezekiel 24:1; Ezekiel 32:1; Haggai 1:1, 15; Zechariah 1:1; Zechariah 7:1, 13; 1 Chronicles 12:15, compare entire list 1 Chronicles 27:2-15; 2 Chronicles 3:2 + 12 times 2 Chronicles; Ezra 3:1 + 10 times Ezra; Nehemiah 7:72; Nehemiah 8:2, 14; Esther 3:12; note especially הַזֶּה לָכֶם ראֹשׁ חָדָשִׁ֑ים רִאשׁוֺן הוּא לָכֶם הַח׳ Exodus 12:2 (P), as implying that the 1st mo. was formerly not in the spring; observe also usage of omitting ח׳, e.g. בָּרִאשׁוֺן = הָר׳ בַּח׳ Genesis 8:13, compare Genesis 8:5; so commonly in Ezekiel: — Ezekiel 1:1; Ezekiel 8:1; Ezekiel 20:1; Ezekiel 29:1, 17; Ezekiel 30:20; Ezekiel 31:1; Ezekiel 33:21; Ezekiel 45:18, 21, 25 + Ezekiel 26:1; Ezekiel 32:17; Ezekiel 45:20 Co; (ח׳ sometimes expressed, see Ezekiel 24:1; Ezekiel 32:1 above; on like usage with יום see יום).
(3) special phrases and usages are: — † עֹלַת חֹדֶשׁ בְּחָדְשׁוֺ לְחָדְשֵׁי שָׁנָה Numbers 28:14 (P; compare יום, and Isaiah 66:23 above 1); מִיּוֺם לְיוֺם וּמֵחֹדֶשׁ לְחֹדֶשׁ Esther 3:7 from day to day and from month to month; חָדְשָׁהּ Jeremiah 2:24 of wild she-ass's mating time.†
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References

Genesis

Genesis 7:11; Genesis 7:11; Genesis 7:11; Genesis 8:4; Genesis 8:5; Genesis 8:5; Genesis 8:13; Genesis 8:14; Genesis 29:14; Genesis 29:14; Genesis 38:24; Genesis 38:24; Genesis 38:24; Genesis 38:24

Exodus

Exodus 12:2; Exodus 12:2; Exodus 12:2; Exodus 13:4; Exodus 23:15; Exodus 34:18

Leviticus

Leviticus 16:29; Leviticus 27:6

Numbers

Numbers 1:1; Numbers 1:18; Numbers 3:15; Numbers 3:22; Numbers 3:28; Numbers 3:34; Numbers 3:39; Numbers 3:40; Numbers 3:43; Numbers 9:22; Numbers 10:10; Numbers 10:10; Numbers 11:20; Numbers 11:20; Numbers 11:21; Numbers 11:26; Numbers 18:16; Numbers 26:22; Numbers 28:11; Numbers 28:11; Numbers 28:14; Numbers 28:14

Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 1:3; Deuteronomy 16:11; Deuteronomy 21:1

Judges

Judges 11:37; Judges 11:38; Judges 11:39; Judges 19:2; Judges 20:47

1 Samuel

1 Samuel 6:1; 1 Samuel 10:27; 1 Samuel 11:1; 1 Samuel 20:5; 1 Samuel 20:18; 1 Samuel 20:24; 1 Samuel 20:27; 1 Samuel 20:34; 1 Samuel 27:7

2 Samuel

2 Samuel 2:11; 2 Samuel 5:5; 2 Samuel 6:11; 2 Samuel 24:8; 2 Samuel 24:13

1 Kings

1 Kings 4:7; 1 Kings 5:7; 1 Kings 6:1; 1 Kings 6:37; 1 Kings 6:38; 1 Kings 8:2; 1 Kings 11:16; 1 Kings 12:32; 1 Kings 12:33

2 Kings

2 Kings 4:23; 2 Kings 15:8; 2 Kings 15:13; 2 Kings 23:31; 2 Kings 24:8

1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 3:4; 1 Chronicles 12:15; 1 Chronicles 13:14; 1 Chronicles 21:12; 1 Chronicles 23:31; 1 Chronicles 27:2; 1 Chronicles 27:3; 1 Chronicles 27:4; 1 Chronicles 27:5; 1 Chronicles 27:6; 1 Chronicles 27:7; 1 Chronicles 27:8; 1 Chronicles 27:9; 1 Chronicles 27:10; 1 Chronicles 27:11; 1 Chronicles 27:12; 1 Chronicles 27:13; 1 Chronicles 27:14; 1 Chronicles 27:15

2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 2:3; 2 Chronicles 3:2; 2 Chronicles 8:13; 2 Chronicles 31:3; 2 Chronicles 36:2; 2 Chronicles 36:9

Ezra

Ezra 3:1

Nehemiah

Nehemiah 1:1; Nehemiah 1:1; Nehemiah 2:1; Nehemiah 6:15; Nehemiah 7:72; Nehemiah 8:2; Nehemiah 8:14; Nehemiah 10:34

Esther

Esther 2:12; Esther 2:16; Esther 3:7; Esther 3:7; Esther 3:7; Esther 3:7; Esther 3:12; Esther 3:13; Esther 8:9; Esther 8:12; Esther 9:1; Esther 9:15; Esther 9:17; Esther 9:19; Esther 9:21

Job

Job 14:5; Job 14:5; Job 21:21

Psalms

Psalms 81:4

Isaiah

Isaiah 1:13; Isaiah 1:14; Isaiah 1:14; Isaiah 47:13; Isaiah 66:23; Isaiah 66:23

Jeremiah

Jeremiah 1:3; Jeremiah 2:24; Jeremiah 2:24

Ezekiel

Ezekiel 1:1; Ezekiel 3:5; Ezekiel 8:1; Ezekiel 20:1; Ezekiel 24:1; Ezekiel 24:1; Ezekiel 26:1; Ezekiel 29:1; Ezekiel 29:17; Ezekiel 30:20; Ezekiel 31:1; Ezekiel 32:1; Ezekiel 32:1; Ezekiel 32:17; Ezekiel 33:21; Ezekiel 39:12; Ezekiel 39:14; Ezekiel 45:17; Ezekiel 45:18; Ezekiel 45:20; Ezekiel 45:21; Ezekiel 45:25; Ezekiel 46:1; Ezekiel 46:6

Hosea

Hosea 2:13; Hosea 2:13; Hosea 5:7

Amos

Amos 4:7; Amos 8:5

Haggai

Haggai 1:1; Haggai 1:15

Zechariah

Zechariah 1:1; Zechariah 1:7; Zechariah 7:1; Zechariah 7:1; Zechariah 7:1; Zechariah 7:13