Chadash
/χaˈdaʃ/noun
A Hebrew word meaning “new,” “fresh,” or “renewed.”
Did you know?Chadash comes from the same Hebrew root as chodesh, meaning “month,” because the month was historically linked to the moon’s renewal and reappearance.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*ḥ-d-ṯ
“A root associated with being new, fresh, or recent.”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
חָדָשׁ (ḥādāš)
“New, fresh, or renewed.”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
חֹדֶשׁ (ḥōdeš)
“New moon; later, a month—linked etymologically to renewal.”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
ḥadīth
“A report, account, or saying; from a related Semitic root conveying something newly occurring or newly spoken.”
Modern Hebrew
Hebrew
חָדָשׁ (ḥadash)
“New, recent, or fresh; also used in modern compounds and expressions.”