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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 2305. חֶדְוָה (chedvah) -- Joy, gladness</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/2305.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/ezra/6-16.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/2305.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 2305</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/2304.htm" title="2304">◄</a> 2305. chedvah <a href="../hebrew/2306.htm" title="2306">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">chedvah: Joy, gladness</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">חֶדְוָה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>chedvah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>khed-vah'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(khed-vaw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Joy, gladness<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>rejoicing<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root חָדָה (chadah), which means "to rejoice" or "to be glad."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - G5479 (χαρά, chara) – Joy, delight<p> - G2167 (εὐφραίνω, euphraino) – To rejoice, to be glad<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "chedvah" signifies a state of joy or gladness. It is often used to describe a deep, abiding sense of happiness and contentment that comes from a spiritual or divine source. This joy is not merely an emotional response to circumstances but is rooted in a relationship with God and His presence.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, joy was considered a gift from God and was often associated with religious festivals, worship, and the presence of God among His people. Joy was seen as a communal experience, celebrated in gatherings and feasts, and was an integral part of worship and thanksgiving. The Israelites believed that true joy came from living in accordance with God's will and experiencing His blessings.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/2304.htm">chedvah</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>joy<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>joy (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>joy <p>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/2304.htm">chedvah</a> -- joy. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2304.htm">chedvah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בְּחֶדְוָֽה׃ בחדוה׃ bə·ḥeḏ·wāh bechedVah bəḥeḏwāh<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/ezra/6-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 6:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֱלָהָ֥א דְנָ֖ה <b> בְּחֶדְוָֽה׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> house of God <span class="itali">with joy.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> house of God <span class="itali">with joy,</span><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/6-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of God of this <span class="itali">joy</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2305.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2305.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2305<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/bechedvah_2305.htm">bə·ḥeḏ·wāh — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/2304.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2304"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2304" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/2306.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2306"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2306" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>