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Strong's H2533 חֶמְדָּן (chemdan)

Chemdan means “Hemdan” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G2533 — kaiaphas (“Caiaphas”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H2533
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 1
Books 1

Strong's H2533 Quick Answer

Strong's H2533 חֶמדָּן (Chemdan) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Chemdan (khem-dawn') n/p. 1. pleasant 2. Chemdan, an Idumaean It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include hemdan. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Chemdan (khem-dawn') n/p. 1. pleasant 2. Chemdan, an Idumaean
Usage
1 linked usage
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
hemdan

Meaning and Definition

Chemdan (khem-dawn') n/p. 1. pleasant 2. Chemdan, an Idumaean [from H2531] KJV: Hemdan. Root(s): H2531

Original Word
חֶמדָּן
Transliteration
Chemdan
Derivation
First root strongs: 2531
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2533. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Hemdan

Usage: A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.26; son of: Dishon (H1787); brother of: Eshban (H0790), Ithran (H3506) and Cheran (H3763) Also named: cham.ran (חַמְרָן "Hemdan" H2566) § Hemdan = "desire" the eldest son of Dishon, son of Anah the Horite

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How Strong's H2533 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Chemdan, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Hemdan Genesis 36:26

How Strong's H2533 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 1 linked usage.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H2533 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H2533 in the Old Testament

1 indexed usage in Old Testament.

Genesis 36:26 KJV

And these are the children of Dishon; Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.

Usage Excerpts

First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H2533.

Genesis 36:26 Old Testament, KJV
And these are the children of Dishon; Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2533, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H2533 FAQ

What does chemdan (חֶמְדָּן) mean?

Chemdan (Strong's H2533) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Hemdan". Chemdan (khem-dawn') n/p. 1. pleasant 2. Chemdan, an Idumaean

How many times is chemdan (חֶמְדָּן) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H2533 across 1 book.

Where can I study chemdan (חֶמְדָּן) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2533 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate chemdan (חֶמְדָּן)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as hemdan. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.