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Lexicon :: Strong's H2312 - ḥēḏeq

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חֵדֶק
Transliteration
ḥēḏeq
Pronunciation
khay'-dek
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to sting
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 611a

Strong’s Definitions

חֵדֶק chêdeq, khay'-dek; from an unused root meaning to sting; a prickly plant:—brier, thorn.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H2312 in the following manner: thorn (1x), brier (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H2312 in the following manner: thorn (1x), brier (1x).
  1. brier, thorn, prick

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֵדֶק chêdeq, khay'-dek; from an unused root meaning to sting; a prickly plant:—brier, thorn.
STRONGS H2312: Abbreviations
חֵ֑דֶק noun [masculine] brier (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic חִדְקָא Löwp. 147, No. 104; compare Arabic bdb029301 a kind of night-shade, see Lane532); — טוֺבָם כַּחֵדֶק Micah 7:4 the best of them (si vera lectio) is like the brier (|| יָשָׁר מִמְּסוּכָה); דֶּרֶךְ עָצֵל כִּמְשֻׂכַת חָ֑דֶק Proverbs 15:19 the way of a sluggard is like a brier-hedge.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Proverbs

15:19

Micah

7:4

H2312

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2312 matches the Hebrew חֵדֶק (ḥēḏeq),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:19 - A lazy person’s way is blocked with briers,
but the path of the upright is an open highway.
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:4 - Even the best of them is like a brier;
the most honest is as dangerous as a hedge of thorns.
But your judgment day is coming swiftly now.
Your time of punishment is here, a time of confusion.
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