Definition
a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) sharp or (figuratively) severe
Traditional renderings: be fierce, sharpen.
Traditional renderings: be fierce, sharpen.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
6 total
- Proverbs 27:17יָ֑חַד · sharpens; יַ֣חַד · sharpensAs iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
- Ezekiel 21:9הוּחַ֖דָּה · sharpened“Son of man, prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord says: ‘A sword, a sword, sharpened and polished—
- Ezekiel 21:10הוּחַ֔דָּה · it is sharpened…it is sharpened for the slaughter, polished to flash like lightning! Should we rejoice in the scepter of My son? The sword despises every such stick.
- Ezekiel 21:11הוּחַ֤דָּה · is sharpenedThe sword is appointed to be polished, to be grasped in the hand. It is sharpened and polished, to be placed in the hand of the slayer.
- Habakkuk 1:8וְחַדּוּ֙ · fiercerTheir horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead, and their cavalry comes from afar. They fly like a vulture, swooping down to devour.