From chadah; rejoicing -- gladness, joy.
see HEBREW chadah
H2304. chedvah
חֶדְוָה noun feminine (late) joy (Aramaic חדוא). — ׳ח 1 Chronicles 16:27 (in the sanctuary); י ׳חֶדְוַת Nehemiah 8:10 ("" אַלתֵּֿעָצֵ֑בוּ).
חֶדְוָה noun feminine joy (ᵑ7 Syriac; see Biblical Hebrew II. חדה); — absolute ׳בְּח Ezra 6:16 with joy.