וּ/בַ/חֹ֣דֶשׁ
𐤅/𐤁/𐤇𐤃𐤔
chôdesh
And in the 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 moreNumbers 28:16 · Word #1
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 HC/Rd/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 | And in the month |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2320-20
and in the new-moon
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction ו + preposition ב with definite article + masculine singular noun in absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun חֹדֶשׁ derives from the root meaning "to renew" and fundamentally denotes the renewed lunar crescent. The prefixed conjunction וּ and preposition בַ with definite sense yield "and in the new-moon," preserving singular masculine form and root-based meaning. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and in the new moon
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Standardized from "and in the month". |
Bantu Hebrew
וּ/בַ/חֹ֣דֶשׁ (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 |
| Ngodè | the moon | Kongo |
| kgwedi | month | Tswana |
| ngwedi | moon | Tswana |
| umweshi | moon/month | Bemba |
| mwenshi | Moon, month | Bemba |