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H2310 · Hebrew · Old Testament
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chadel
Adjective
Forbearing, ceasing, rejected, transient

Definition

From H2308 (chadal, to cease, desist). Describes one who has ceased or been rejected β€” the forsaken, the transient, the one who has stopped. Used in Isaiah 53 of the Suffering Servant as 'rejected of men,' this word carries immense messianic weight.

Usage & Theological Significance

Isaiah 53:3 uses chadel to describe the Messiah as 'rejected of men' β€” one from whom others withdraw, one who has been made to cease from normal human fellowship. This is not passive neglect but active repulsion. The theological depth: the One through whom all things were made becomes the one from whom all turn away. The Creator becomes the chadel β€” the forsaken β€” so that the forsaken might be received.

Key Bible Verses

Isaiah 53:3
He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief.
Psalm 39:4
LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.
Job 14:6
Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.
Ezekiel 3:27
But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear.
Isaiah 38:11
I said, I shall not see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.

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