*ḫdw: 'to rejoice' 1, 'joy' 2

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ḫdw
Meaning'to rejoice' 1, 'joy' 2
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Akkadianḫadû (CAD Ḫ 25); ḫadû A (CAD Ḫ 25); ḫidūtu (CAD Ḫ 183); ḫūdu (CAD Ḫ 223)CAD Ḫ 25; CAD Ḫ 183; CAD Ḫ 223gloss withheld
HebrewI ḥdh (HALOT 291)HALOT 291gloss withheld
Ugariticḫdw (HALOT 291)HALOT 291
Aramaicḥdʾ (HALOT 291)HALOT 291
Syrian Aramaicḥdā 'be glad, rejoice' (Payne Smith 127); ḥadwā 'gladness, joy' (Payne Smith 127)Payne Smith 127
Eblaitic/ḫudy/ 2: name ḫu-ti (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 268)Sanmartín GlOS 1, 268gloss withheld
Biblical Aramaicḥedwā 2 (HALOT 292)HALOT 292gloss withheld

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Notes

Hbr., Arm. and Syr. ḥ continue *ḫ. HALOT 291 queries Hbr. ḥdh as an Aramaic loan; HALOT 292 calls Hbr. ḥedwâ 'joy' one. HALOT 291 also prints Arb. ḥadā 'to drive (camels) with song', whose ḥ does not answer *ḫ.

Updated 25 October 2026

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