חֲדִי (cha.di)
cha.di
breast
A:N-MQuick Reference
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
- Testament
- Old Testament
- Occurrences
- 1 verses
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- Part of speech
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Word Overview
The word ḥăḏî refers to the breast or chest, serving as the Aramaic equivalent of the Hebrew chāzêh. It appears only once in the biblical canon, located in Daniel 2:32. In this context, it describes the central part of the great statue that Nebuchadnezzar saw in his dream.
Its single occurrence anchors a vivid image of imperial power. The text specifies that the chest and arms of the statue were made of silver, marking the second kingdom in the prophetic sequence. By using this specific term for the torso, the vision highlights the physical structure of the entity representing worldly authority.
As an Aramaism within a Hebrew book, its presence reflects the linguistic shift of the narrative section. The word retains the straightforward anatomical meaning of the chest area without adding abstract theological nuance in this instance. It simply identifies the material composition of the statue’s upper body, grounding the symbolic vision in concrete physical description.
Based on public-domain lexicons (Strong's, Thayer, Gesenius, Brown-Driver-Briggs and others).
What This Word Means for Your Faith
The word ḥăḏî simply means breast or chest. It appears only once in the Bible, in Daniel 2:32. Here it describes the silver chest of a great statue seen in King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream. This single occurrence anchors a vivid image of imperial power and worldly authority.
For your faith, this word reminds us that human kingdoms rise and fall. The silver chest represents a kingdom that follows gold, yet all earthly powers are temporary. God alone establishes His eternal kingdom, which will crush all others. We can trust in His sovereignty over history.
How it's translated
How this word is rendered word-by-word in the 1 verses where it appears, by frequency.
- breast<s>/ its1×
Forms in the text
The inflected forms of this word as they appear in Scripture, by frequency.
- חֲד֥וֹ/הִי1×
Key Verses
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Daniel 2:32
As for this image, its head was of fine gold, its chest and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of bronze,
This verse uses ḥăḏî to specify the material of the statue's upper body, marking the second kingdom in the prophetic sequence.