Lexicon :: Strong's H2312 - ḥēḏeq

חֵדֶק
Transliteration
ḥēḏeq
Pronunciation
khay'-dek
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 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.
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Proverbs

15:19

Micah

7:4