Strong's Definition
to be (causatively, make) sharp or (figuratively) severe
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: be fierce, sharpen.
TWOT Reference: 605
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to be sharp, be alert, be keen
1a) (Qal) to be sharp, be keen
1b) (Hiphil) to sharpen
1c) (Hophal) to be sharpened
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
חָדַד
châdad
BDB Definition:
1) to be sharp, be alert, be keen
1a) (Qal) to be sharp, be keen
1b) (Hiphil) to sharpen
1c) (Hophal) to be sharpened
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 605
Total KJV Occurrences: 6