Word Study for H2322 (חֲדָשָׁה)

Chădâshâh /khad-aw-shaw'/ Ask about this word

Meaningnew; Chadashah, a place in Palestine

KJV usageHadashah.

Word Study

In depth

A plain-language study of Chădâshâh — the range of meaning it carries, how Scripture actually uses it, and where it points. Written for readers who don’t know the original language.

Core Meaning & Semantic Range

The Hebrew word Chădâshâh, represented by H2322, is the proper name of a place in Palestine called Hadashah. Derived from the feminine of a word meaning new, it appears only 1 time in 1 unique verse in the entire Bible, marking it as a highly specific geographical reference.

Biblical Occurrences & Contextual Analysis

The sole appearance of H2322 is in a list of cities found in Joshua 15:37. In this verse, Hadashah is named among other locations in Palestine. The text simply lists it as part of a group: "Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdalgad". This usage establishes its identity purely as a geographical place name within the biblical record.

Related Words & Concepts

The words listed directly alongside Hadashah provide its immediate context:

H6799 Tsᵉnân: Defined as Tsenan, a place near Palestine; Zenan, it appears with H2322 in the list of locations in Joshua 15:37.
H4028 Migdal-Gâd: Meaning tower of Fortune; Migdal-Gad, a place in Palestine; Migdal-gad, this name is also part of the same geographical list in Joshua 15:37.

Theological Significance

The significance of H2322 is primarily geographical and historical rather than theological.

Geographical Marker: The word's main function is to identify the specific location of Hadashah within the territory being described.
Historical Record: Its inclusion in the book of Joshua serves as part of the detailed record-keeping of towns and territories in ancient Palestine.
Contextual Anchor: Appearing alongside Zenan H6799 and Migdal-gad H4028, it helps to form a specific, localized list, grounding the biblical narrative in a real-world setting.

Summary

In summary, H2322 Chădâshâh is not a term with deep symbolic meaning but a precise geographical name. Its singular use in Joshua 15:37 highlights the Bible's detailed attention to place and location. While its root suggests "new," its biblical application is strictly as the proper name Hadashah, a town listed among others in Palestine.

How the KJV Renders It

Translation

Strong’s lists the renderings but not their weight. These are counted from the King James text of the tagged verses — the bar under each is how often the translators actually reached for it. Select one to filter the occurrences below.

Grammatical Forms

Morphology

In the Hebrew Old Testament, this word appears as a noun across 1 occurrence, inflected in 1 grammatical form — each row is one form, and the bar is how often it is that form. Select any form to read what each part of its name means, and to filter the occurrence list to it.

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Theographic Context

Context

The people, places, and span of history the verses containing this word touch on — drawn from the theographic tagging of Scripture. Select any name to isolate its verses in the occurrence list.

Biblical Distribution

Distribution

1 verse, all in Joshua — and none of the other 38 Old Testament books.

Every Occurrence

Concordance

Every verse where the word is tagged in the King James text. Filter by book, by the English word the translators chose, by grammatical form, or search within the verses.

Sources. Definition and numbering: James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890). Morphology: STEPBible / Tyndale House (CC BY). Verse tagging: the King James text keyed to Strong’s numbers. Every count on this page is computed from the tagged corpus, not estimated.