חֶדְוָה
chedva · joy
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H2304 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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chedva (חֶדְוָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “joy”.
Gladness. A rare word, used also in Nehemiah 8:10 ("the joy of YHWH").
How to say it
ched·va
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Gladness that fills the heart.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Where it appears
- 1 Chronicles 16:27
Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and joy are in his place.
- Nehemiah 8:10
And he said to them, “Go, eat rich fatty foods and drink sweet drinks, and send portions to the one for whom nothing is prepared, for holy is the day to our Lord; and do not be grieved, for the joy of YHWH is your stronghold.”