Chedeq חֵ֫דֶק
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| חֵ֫דֶק | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | chedeq |
| Strong's number | H2312 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | briar |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Proverbs (1) |
Chedeq (Hebrew חֵ֫דֶק, Strong's H2312) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “briar”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
brier, thorn, prick
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | thorns (1), brier (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | thorns (1), like a brier (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Chedeq, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Proverbs
- Proverbs 15:19The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
Micah
- Micah 7:4The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a hedge of thorns. The day for your watchmen has come, the day of your visitation. Now is the time of their confusion.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).