Lexical Summary chadash: New Original Word: חָדָשׁ Strong's Exhaustive Concordance fresh, new thing From chadash; new -- fresh, new thing. see HEBREW chadash NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom chadash Definition new NASB Translation new (47), New (2), new thing (1), new things (2), something new (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs חָדָשׁ adjective new (on formation see LgBN 48) — ׳ח absolute Exodus 1:8 19t.; feminine חֲדָשָׁה Leviticus 23:16 19t.; plural חֲדָשִׁים Deuteronomy 32:17 10t.; feminine חֲדָשׁוֺת Isaiah 42:9; Isaiah 48:6; — new, usually a. attrib. Exodus 1:8 (E) a new king; so of house Deuteronomy 20:5; Deuteronomy 20:22, wife Deuteronomy 24:5, cords Judges 15:13; Judges 16:11,12, cart 1 Samuel 6:7; 2 Samuel 6:3 (twice in verse) (but strike out in vb, compare We Dr) = 1 Chronicles 13:7, garment 1 Kings 11:29,30, vessel 2 Kings 2:20, wine-skins Joshua 9:13 (JE) Job 32:19, threshing instrument Isaiah 4:15; meal-offering Leviticus 23:16 (H) Numbers 28:26 (P); especially (poetry) ׳שִׁיר ח a new song (of praise) Psalm 33:3; Psalm 40:4; Psalm 96:1; Psalm 98:1; Psalm 144:9; Psalm 149:1; Isaiah 42:10; ׳בְּרִית ח Jeremiah 31:31; שָׁמַיִם חדשׁים וארץ חדשׁה Isaiah 65:17; compare Isaiah 66:22; ׳שֵׁם ח Isaiah 62:2; ׳רוּחַ ח a new spirit Ezekiel 11:19; Ezekiel 18:31; Ezekiel 36:26, + ׳לֵב ח Ezekiel 18:31; Ezekiel 36:26; ׳הֶח ׳מֶּתַח שַׁעַריֿ Jeremiah 26:10 new gate of (house of) ׳י, compare Jeremiah 36:10 (see Gf Jeremiah 20:2); also ׳הֶחָצֵר הַח2Chronicles 20:5 the new court (see Be Öttli); אלהים חדשׁים Judges 5:8 new gods? judges? text probably corrupt, compare NöZMG 1888, 477, MüllKönigsb. Stud. i., GACookeDeb. 34 ff. and conjectures by BuRS, 103, RS in BlaJudges; in General ׳אֵין כָּלחֿ Ecclesiastes 1:9 there is nothing new; with no substantive expressed חָגוּר חֲדָשָׁה 2 Samuel 21:16 girt with a new (sword: but text perhaps corrupt, compare We Klo Dr), of (food-) products of earth (opposed to יָשָׁן) Leviticus 26:10 (H) Cant 7:14; חֲדָשִׁים Deuteronomy 32:17 new ones (i.e. gods; "" מִקָּרֹב בָּאוּ); in General feminine חֲדָשָׁה a new thing Isaiah 43:19; Jeremiah 31:22, feminine plural Isaiah 42:9 (opposed to הָרִאשֹׁנוֺת), Isaiah 48:6. b. very rarely predicate: of ׳יs compassions חדשׁים לַבְּקָרִם Lamentations 3:23 they are new every morning; עִמָּדִי ׳כְּבוֺדִי ח Job 29:20 my glory shall be fresh with me; הוּא ׳רְאֵה זֶה ח Ecclesiastes 1:10 see, this is new! חֲדַ֑ת adjective new (ᵑ7 Syriac; Biblical Hebrew חדשׁ); — ׳ח Ezra 6:4. חוד (√ of following; ᵑ7 חוּד, חוּדִיתָא, riddle, see Biblical Hebrew and K§ 57 b) a)). Topical Lexicon Overview of Newness in the Old Testament The adjective חָדָשׁ appears roughly fifty-three times, consistently marking something fresh in time, experience, or quality. Whether applied to objects, rituals, or divine acts, it signals God’s ongoing capacity to create, restore, and inaugurate what did not previously exist. Semantic Range of Usage 1. Renewal after decline (Lamentations 3:23). Material Culture: Everyday Items Called “New” • Civil governance: “Now a new king arose over Egypt, who did not know Joseph” (Exodus 1:8). The adjective stresses pristine condition, untouched use, or special consecration. Cultic and Liturgical Expressions • “Sing to Him a new song” (Psalm 33:3; cf. Psalms 40:3; 96:1; 98:1; 144:9; 149:1; Isaiah 42:10). New songs celebrate newly revealed mercies or mighty deeds. Redemptive-Historical Themes 1. New Heart and Spirit: “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you” (Ezekiel 36:26; cf. 11:19; 18:31). Internal transformation anticipates the New Covenant work of the Spirit (2 Corinthians 3:3-6). Prophetic and Eschatological Visions • New Name: “You will be called by a new name that the mouth of the LORD will bestow” (Isaiah 62:2; 65:15), signaling adoption and honor for Zion, echoed in Revelation 2:17; 3:12. Pastoral and Ministry Implications • Preaching: Proclaim the ever-fresh grace of God, avoiding mere nostalgia for past works (Psalm 40:3). Christological Fulfillment and the New Creation Jesus identifies newness with the Gospel itself: “No one puts new wine into old wineskins… new wine is put into fresh wineskins” (Matthew 9:17). His death inaugurates the New Covenant (Luke 22:20), unleashing the Spirit who makes believers “a new creation” (2 Corinthians 5:17). The Old Testament adjective thus finds its ultimate horizon in the eschatological renewal secured by Christ. Devotional Applications 1. Gratitude: Begin each day acknowledging mercies that are “new every morning.” The recurring adjective חָדָשׁ testifies that God is never exhausted, His covenant faithfulness unfailingly produces fresh grace, and His final purpose is nothing less than total cosmic renewal. Forms and Transliterations הֶֽחָדָ֔שׁ הֶחָדָֽשׁ׃ הַ֠חֳדָשִׁים הַחֲדָשָֽׁה׃ הַחֲדָשָׁ֖ה הַחֲדָשָׁ֜ה החדש החדש׃ החדשה החדשה׃ החדשים וַֽחֲדָשׁוֹת֙ וחדשות חֲ֝דָשִׁ֗ים חֲדָשִׁ֔ים חֲדָשִׁ֖ים חֲדָשִׁ֜ים חֲדָשִׁים֙ חֲדָשָֽׁה׃ חֲדָשָׁ֑ה חֲדָשָׁ֔ה חֲדָשָׁ֖ה חֲדָשָׁה֙ חֲדָשׁוֹת֙ חָ֭דָשׁ חָדָ֑שׁ חָדָ֔שׁ חָדָ֖שׁ חָדָ֣שׁ חָדָשׁ֙ חָדָשׁ֮ חדש חדשה חדשה׃ חדשות חדשים chaDash chadaShah chadaShim chadashOt Chadosh ḥă·ḏā·šāh ḥă·ḏā·šîm ḥă·ḏā·šō·wṯ ḥā·ḏāš ha·ḥă·ḏā·šāh ha·ḥo·ḏā·šîm hachadaShah Hachodashim ḥāḏāš ḥăḏāšāh ḥăḏāšîm ḥăḏāšōwṯ haḥăḏāšāh haḥoḏāšîm he·ḥā·ḏāš hechaDash heḥāḏāš vachadashOt wa·ḥă·ḏā·šō·wṯ waḥăḏāšōwṯLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Exodus 1:8 HEB: וַיָּ֥קָם מֶֽלֶךְ־ חָדָ֖שׁ עַל־ מִצְרָ֑יִם NAS: Now a new king arose KJV: Now there arose up a new king INT: arose king new over Egypt Leviticus 23:16 Leviticus 26:10 Numbers 28:26 Deuteronomy 20:5 Deuteronomy 22:8 Deuteronomy 24:5 Deuteronomy 32:17 Joshua 9:13 Judges 5:8 Judges 15:13 Judges 16:11 Judges 16:12 1 Samuel 6:7 2 Samuel 6:3 2 Samuel 6:3 2 Samuel 21:16 1 Kings 11:29 1 Kings 11:30 2 Kings 2:20 1 Chronicles 13:7 2 Chronicles 20:5 Job 29:20 Job 32:19 Psalm 33:3 53 Occurrences |
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