חָדַשׁ

Meanings

Renew

Restore

Repair

Verb. Occurs 10 times in the Old Testament.

See also חָדָשׁ (Strong's H2319) - meaning “new” - the noun / adjective form.

Examples

(verse in Hebrew) -“Renew a right spirit within me.” (חַדֵּשׁ בְּקִרְבִּי רוּחַ נָכוֹן)

- “Renew our days as of old.” (חַדֵּשׁ יָמֵינוּ כְּקֶדֶם)

So, as a verb, חָדַשׁ means to make something new again, to renew or restore what was old or broken.

Grammatical Forms

Qal Conjugation of חָדַשׁ

Tense / Aspect	English Meaning	Example / Notes	Hebrew Form
Perfect (Past)	he renewed / made new	Basic root form (not frequently attested as finite verb)	חָדַשׁ
Imperfect (Future)	he will renew	יְחַדֵּשׁ
Imperative (Command)	renew!	(English verse )	חַדֵּשׁ
Infinitive Construct	to renew	לְחַדֵּשׁ
Participle (Active)	renewing / one who renews	Not directly attested; regular expected form	מְחַדֵּשׁ

Perfect (past / completed action)

Person	English	Hebrew
3rd person masculine singular	he renewed	חָדַשׁ
3rd person feminine singular	she renewed	חָדְשָׁה
2nd person masculine singular	you (m) renewed	חָדַשְׁתָּ
2nd person feminine singular	you (f) renewed	חָדַשְׁתְּ
1st person common singular	I renewed	חָדַשְׁתִּי
3rd person masculine plural	they (m) renewed	חִדְּשׁוּ
3rd person feminine plural	they (f) renewed	חִדְּשׁוּ
2nd personal masculine plural	you (m.pl.) renewed	חִדַּשְׁתֶּם
2nd person feminine plural	you (f.pl.) renewed	חִדַּשְׁתֶּן
1st person common plural	we renewed	חִדַּשְׁנוּ

Imperfect (Future / Incomplete Action)

Person	English	Hebrew
3rd person masculine singular	he will renew	יְחַדֵּשׁ
3rd person feminine singular	she will renew	תְּחַדֵּשׁ
2nd person masculine singular	you (m) will renew	תְּחַדֵּשׁ
2nd person feminine singular	you (f) will renew	תְּחַדְּשִׁי
1st person common singular	I will renew	אֲחַדֵּשׁ
3rd person masculine plural	they (m) will renew	יְחַדְּשׁוּ
3rd person feminine plural	they (f) will renew	תְּחַדֵּשְׁנָה
2nd person masculine plural	you (m.pl.) will renew	תְּחַדְּשׁוּ
2nd person feminine plural	you (f.pl.) will renew	תְּחַדֵּשְׁנָה
1st person common plural	we will renew	נְחַדֵּשׁ

Imperative (command)

Person	English	Hebrew
2nd person masculine singular	renew! (m.s.)	חַדֵּשׁ
2nd person feminine singular	renew! (f.s.)	חַדְּשִׁי
2nd person masculine plural	renew! (m.pl.)	חַדְּשׁוּ
2nd person feminine plural	renew! (f.pl.)	חַדֵּשְׁנָה

Infinitives

Form	English	Hebrew
Infinitive Construct	to renew	לְחַדֵּשׁ
Infinitive Absolute	surely renew / indeed renew	חַדֵּשׁ

Participle (Active & Passive)

Type	English	Hebrew
Active	renewing / one who renews	מְחַדֵּשׁ
Passive	being renewed (if formed)	מְחֻדָּשׁ