Word Study · Strong's H1918 · Hebrew
הֲדַס
hadas
had-as'
Strong's 1890 spelling: hădaç
“the myrtle”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
the myrtle
Rendered in the KJV as
myrtle (tree).
- 6occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- הֲדַס֙1
- הֲדַ֑ס1
- הַהֲדַסִּ֖ים1
- הַהֲדַסִּ֔ים1
- הַהַדַסִּ֖ים1
- וַהֲדַ֖ס1
How it is rendered · 4
- the myrtle trees3
- a myrtle tree1
- and myrtle tree[s]1
- myrtle1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural3
- noun · masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ncmpa · 3
- HNcmsa · 2
- HC/Ncmsa · 1
All 6, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 41:19וַהֲדַ֖סvahadasconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularI will plant cedars in the wilderness, acacias, myrtles, and olive trees. I will set cypresses in the desert, elms and boxwood together,here: and myrtle tree[s]
- Isaiah 55:13הֲדַ֑סhadasnoun · masculine singularInstead of the thornbush, a cypress will grow, and instead of the brier, a myrtle will spring up; they will make a name for the LORD, an everlasting sign, never to be destroyed.”here: a myrtle tree
Zechariah3 occurrences
- Zechariah 1:8הַהֲדַסִּ֖יםhahadasimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralI looked out into the night and saw a man riding on a red horse. He was standing among the myrtle trees in the hollow, and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.here: the myrtle trees
- Zechariah 1:10הַהַדַסִּ֖יםhahadasimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralThen the man standing among the myrtle trees explained, “They are the ones the LORD has sent to patrol the earth.”here: the myrtle trees
- Zechariah 1:11הַהֲדַסִּ֔יםhahadasimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralAnd the riders answered the angel of the LORD who was standing among the myrtle trees, “We have patrolled the earth, and behold, all the earth is at rest and tranquil.”here: the myrtle trees