הַ/חֹ֔דֶשׁ
𐤄/𐤇𐤃𐤔
chôdesh
month
The visible new crescent of the moon marking the start of a month; by extension, the period between successive new moons constituting a calendrical month. The term fundamentally refers to a discrete point in the lunar cycle, but develops a broader sense indicating the entire lunar month in Israelite calendrical reckoning.
mwezi "moon; month" (Tshiluba) · ngɔ́ndɛ "moon" (Ngombe) · ngonde "moon" (Kongo) +14 more1 Chronicles 27:14 · Word #5
Lexicon H2320
| Lemma | חֹדֶשׁ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤃𐤔 |
| Transliteration | chôdesh |
| Strong's | H2320 |
| Definition | The visible new crescent of the moon marking the start of a month; by extension, the period between successive new moons constituting a calendrical month. The term fundamentally refers to a discrete point in the lunar cycle, but develops a broader sense indicating the entire lunar month in Israelite calendrical reckoning. |
Morphology HTd/Ncmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | month |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2320-12
the new-moon
| Morphological Notes | Noun, masculine singular absolute with prefixed definite article (הַ). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun derives from the root meaning "to renew" and originally denotes the renewed visible crescent of the moon. Rendering it as "the new-moon" preserves both the renewal concept inherent in the root and the definite masculine singular form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
the new-moon
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Standardized from "the month". |
Bantu Hebrew
הַ/חֹ֔דֶשׁ (chôdesh) — The visible new crescent of the moon marking the start of a month; by extension, the period between successive new moons constituting a calendrical month. The term fundamentally refers to a discrete point in the lunar cycle, but develops a broader sense indicating the entire lunar month in Israelite calendrical reckoning.
| Word | Meaning | Language |
|---|---|---|
| mwezi | moon; month | Tshiluba |
| ngɔ́ndɛ | moon | Ngombe |
| ngonde | moon | Kongo |
| kgwedi | moon; month | Sotho |
| mweri | moon; month | Kikuyu |
| ngonde | moon | Kuba (Lele) |
| ngɔ́ndɛ | moon | Lingala |
| mwezi | moon; month | Chichewa |
| omwezi | moon; month | Luganda |
| mwedzi | moon; month | Shona |
| ngwésa | moon; month | Sukuma |
| mwezi | moon; month | Swahili |
| umweshi | moon/month | Bemba |
| ngwedi | moon | Tswana |
| kgwedi | month | Tswana |
| Ngodè | the moon | Kongo |
| mwenshi | Moon, month | Bemba |