Strong's Lexicon cheder: Room, chamber, inner room Original Word: חֶדֶר Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to surround or enclose Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G5009 ταμεῖον (tameion): Refers to an inner room or secret chamber, used in the New Testament to describe a private place for prayer (e.g., Matthew 6:6). Usage: The Hebrew word "cheder" primarily refers to an enclosed space, such as a room or chamber. It is often used in the context of private or inner rooms within a house or building. The term can denote a place of intimacy, secrecy, or privacy, often associated with personal or family life. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, homes were typically simple structures with multiple rooms serving various functions. The "cheder" would be an inner room, possibly used for sleeping, storage, or private family gatherings. It was a place set apart from the public areas of the home, reflecting the value placed on privacy and family life in ancient Near Eastern societies. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom chadar Definition a chamber, room NASB Translation bedroom (3), bedroom* (5), chamber (1), chambers (4), inner chamber (1), inner room (5), innermost (1), innermost parts (3), inside* (1), room (5), rooms (4), south (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs חֶ֫דֶר noun masculine1Chronicles 28:11 chamber, room (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician חדר, חדרת; Sabean חֿדר MordtZMG, 1876, 24; Ethiopic  ** is not 'chamber,' but (from √  dwell) dwelling-place, abode, tent.) — absolute חֶדֶר 2 Samuel 13:10 11t.; הַחַ֫דְרָה Genesis 43:20; 1 Kings 1:15; הֶחָ֑דְרָה Judges 15:1; 2 Samuel 13:10; construct חֶ֫דֶר Songs 3:4; חֲדֶר Exodus 7:28 5t.; suffix חֶדְרוֺ Joel 2:16; plural חֲדָרִים Deuteronomy 32:25; Proverbs 24:4; construct חַדְרֵי Proverbs 7:27 8t.; suffix חֲדָרֶיךָ Isaiah 26:20; חֲדָרָיו Songs 1:4; 1 Chronicles 28:11; — room, chamber, usually private, as bedroom Genesis 43:30 (J), Judges 15:1; Judges 16:9,12; 2 Samuel 13:10 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 1:15; Songs 1:4; Isaiah 26:20; Judges 14:18 read probably הַחַדְרָה bridal-chamber for הַחַרְסָה StaZAW 1884, 253, compare Joel 2:16 ("" חֻמָּתָהּ of bride), הוֺרָתִי ׳ח Songs 3:4 ("" בֵּית אִמִּי); of kings (of Egypt) Psalm 105:30; specifically: מִשְׁכָּב ׳ח bed-chamber Exodus 7:28 (J), 2 Samuel 4:7; 2 Kings 6:12; Ecclesiastes 10:20; other combinations: — הַמְּקֵרָה ׳ח Judges 3:24 = cool chamber; הַמְּנִימִים ׳ח 1 Chronicles 28:11 inner chamber; חדרי מַשְׂכִּיתוֺ Ezekiel 8:12 his chambers of imagery (strike out Hi Co Sgfrom); ׳בְּח ׳ח a chamber within a chamber, i.e. an innermost chamber 1 Kings 20:30; 1 Kings 22:25 2Chronicles 18:24; 2 Kings 9:2; plural = store-rooms Proverbs 24:4; so הַמִּטּוֺת ׳ח 2 Kings 11:2 2Chronicles 22:11, i.e. room where beds were stored (Ke Th); metaphor ׳ח מָ֑וֶת Proverbs 7:27 ("" דַּרְכֵי שְׁאוֺל); חדרי תֵּמָן Job 9:9 chambers of south (where constellations are treasured up, see Di; Hoffm. thinks of proper name of star or constellation); compare Job 37:9 a chamber whence comes storm-wind (סוּפָה); חַדְרֵי בֶטֶן i.e. inner parts of body, only figurative Proverbs 18:8 = Proverbs 26:22; Proverbs 20:27,30; in Deuteronomy 32:25 מֵחֲדָרִים = within, poetic for מִבַּיִת, "" מִחוּץ without. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance inner chamber, innermost part, parlor, south, within From chadar; an apartment (usually literal) -- ((bed) inner)chamber, innermost(-ward) part, parlour, + south, X within. see HEBREW chadar Forms and Transliterations בְּ֝חַדְרֵ֗י בְּחֶ֖דֶר בְּחַדְרֵ֣י בְּחָֽדֶר׃ בֶּחָ֑דֶר בַּחֲדַ֣ר בַּחֲדַ֥ר בַּחֶ֔דֶר בַחֲדָרֶ֔יךָ בחדר בחדר׃ בחדרי בחדריך הֶחָ֑דְרָה הֶחָֽדְרָה׃ הַ֭חֶדֶר הַחֶ֔דֶר הַחַ֔דְרָה הַחַ֖דְרָה החדר החדרה החדרה׃ וְחַדְרֵ֥י וַחֲדָרָ֥יו וּבְחַדְרֵי֙ וּבַחֲדַ֥ר וּמֵחֲדָרִ֖ים ובחדר ובחדרי וחדרי וחדריו ומחדרים חֲדָרִ֣ים חֲדָרָ֗יו חֶ֖דֶר חֶ֥דֶר חַדְרֵי־ חדר חדרי־ חדריו חדרים מֵֽחֶדְר֔וֹ מחדרו ḇa·ḥă·ḏā·re·ḵā ba·ḥă·ḏar ba·ḥe·ḏer bachaDar baCheder baḥăḏar ḇaḥăḏāreḵā baḥeḏer be·ḥā·ḏer bə·ḥā·ḏer bə·ḥaḏ·rê bə·ḥe·ḏer beChader bechadRei beCheder beḥāḏer bəḥāḏer bəḥaḏrê bəḥeḏer chadaRav chadaRim chadrei Cheder ḥă·ḏā·rāw ḥă·ḏā·rîm ha·ḥaḏ·rāh ha·ḥe·ḏer haChadrah hacheDer ḥaḏ·rê- ḥăḏārāw ḥăḏārîm ḥaḏrê- haḥaḏrāh haḥeḏer ḥe·ḏer he·ḥā·ḏə·rāh heChaderah ḥeḏer heḥāḏərāh mê·ḥeḏ·rōw mechedRo mêḥeḏrōw ū·ḇa·ḥă·ḏar ū·ḇə·ḥaḏ·rê ū·mê·ḥă·ḏā·rîm ūḇaḥăḏar ūḇəḥaḏrê umechadaRim ūmêḥăḏārîm uvachaDar uvechadRei vachadaRav vachadaReicha vechadRei wa·ḥă·ḏā·rāw waḥăḏārāw wə·ḥaḏ·rê wəḥaḏrêLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 43:30 HEB: לִבְכּ֑וֹת וַיָּבֹ֥א הַחַ֖דְרָה וַיֵּ֥בְךְּ שָֽׁמָּה׃ NAS: and he entered his chamber and wept KJV: and he entered into [his] chamber, and wept INT: weep entered his chamber and wept there Exodus 8:3 Deuteronomy 32:25 Judges 3:24 Judges 15:1 Judges 16:9 Judges 16:12 2 Samuel 4:7 2 Samuel 13:10 2 Samuel 13:10 1 Kings 1:15 1 Kings 20:30 1 Kings 20:30 1 Kings 22:25 1 Kings 22:25 2 Kings 6:12 2 Kings 9:2 2 Kings 9:2 2 Kings 11:2 1 Chronicles 28:11 2 Chronicles 18:24 2 Chronicles 18:24 2 Chronicles 22:11 Job 9:9 Job 37:9 38 Occurrences |
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