- Original: חדוה - Transliteration: Chedvah - Phonetic: khed-vaw' - Definition: 1. joy, gladness - Origin: from H2302 - TWOT entry: 607a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From H2302 ; rejoicing: - gladness joy. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • gladness, 1 1 Chronicles 16:27 • joy, 1 Nehemiah 8:10