H2312

H2312 — חֵדֶק

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

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Hebrewchedeqnoun mascOccurrences: 2TWOT: 611a

Definition / Gloss

chedeq (khay'-dek) n-m. 1. a prickly plant [from an unused root meaning to sting] KJV: brier, thorn.

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KJV Renderings

brier, thorn.

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חֵ֑דֶק noun [masculine] brier (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic חִדְקָא Löw^{p. 147, No. 104}; compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 1633] a kind of night-shade, see Lane⁵³²); — טוֺבָם כַּחֵדֶק Mic 7:4 the best of them (si vera lectio) is like the brier (|| יָשָׁר מִמְּסוּכָה); דֶּרֶךְ עָצֵל כִּמְשֻׂכַת חָ֑דֶק Prov 15:19 the way of a sluggard is like a brier-hedge.