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.

Psalm 51:10plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigPsalm 51:10

Hebrew תַּ֭שְׁמִיעֵנִי שָׂשׂ֣וֹן וְשִׂמְחָ֑ה תָּ֝גֵ֗לְנָה עֲצָמ֥וֹת דִּכִּֽיתָ ESV Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. NIV Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. NLT Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me. καρδίανκαθαρὰνκτίσονἐνἐμοίὁθεόςκαὶπνεῦμαἐγκαίνισονἐντοῖςμου… (verse 12plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigלֵ֣ב טָ֭הוֹר בְּרָא לִ֣י אֱלֹהִ֑ים וְר֥וּחַ נָ֝כ֗וֹן חַדֵּ֥שׁ בְּקִרְבִּֽי in Hebrew) -“Renew a right spirit within me.” (חַדֵּשׁ בְּקִרְבִּי רוּחַ נָכוֹן)

Lamentations 5:21plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigLamentations 5:21

Hebrew הֲשִׁיבֵ֨נוּ יְהוָ֤ה אֵלֶ֨יךָ֙ ונשוב וְֽנָשׁ֔וּבָה חַדֵּ֥שׁ יָמֵ֖ינוּ כְּקֶֽדֶם ESV Restore us to yourself, O LORD, that we may be restored! Renew our days as of old- NIV Restore us to yourself, O LORD, that we may return; renew our days as of old NLT Restore us, O LORD, and bring us back to you again! Give us back the joys we once had! ἐπίστρεψονἡμᾶςκύριεπρὸςσέκαὶἐπιστραφησόμεθακαὶἀνακαίνισονἡμέραςἡμῶνκαθὼςἔμπροσθεν… - “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.