חָדַדchâdad/khaw-dad'/
HebrewH23006 occurrences (KJV)
to be (causatively, make) sharp or (figuratively) severe
KJV renders it: be fierce, sharpen.
Where it appears(showing the first 5 of 6)
- Prov 27:17Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
- Ezek 21:9“Son of man, prophesy, and say, ‘Yahweh says: “A sword! A sword! It is sharpened, and also polished.
- Ezek 21:10It is sharpened that it may make a slaughter. It is polished that it may be as lightning. Shall we then make mirth? The rod of my son condemns every tree.
- Ezek 21:11It is given to be polished, that it may be handled. The sword is sharpened. Yes, it is polished, to give it into the hand of the killer.”’
- Hab 1:8Their horses also are swifter than leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves. Their horsemen press proudly on. Yes, their horsemen come from afar. They fly as an eagle that hurries to devour.
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.