ḫadûm

Cognate with Biblical Hebrew חָדָה (ḥɔḏɔ́, “to rejoice, be glad”).

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /χaˈduːm/

ḫadûm (G, u or i, durative iḫaddu or iḫaddi, perfect iḫtadu or iḫtadi, preterite iḫdu or iḫdi, imperative uḫdu or iḫdi) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. to rejoice, be happy, joyfull

   𒀀𒈾 𒂍𒃲 𒄿𒈾 𒀀𒆷𒆠𒋗 𒀀𒉿𒈝 𒄿𒄩𒀜𒁺

   [ana ēkallim ina alākīšu awīlum iḫaddu]

   a-na E₂.GAL i-na a-la-ki-šu a-wi-lum i-ḫa-ad-du

   He will be happy when he goes to the palace.

2. to be pleased

   𒋳𒈠 𒇻𒆪𒁮 𒂵𒀀𒋾 𒄿𒍝𒁀𒀜 𒇷𒅁𒁀𒅗 𒅇 𒇷𒅁𒁉 𒄿𒄩𒁺

   [šumma luqūtam qātī iṣabbat libbaka u libbī iḫaddû]

   šum-ma lu-qu₂-tam₂ qa₂-a-ti i-ṣa-ba-at li-ib-ba-ka u₃ li-ib-bi i-ḫa-du

   If I can seize the merchandise, you and I will be pleased

3. to be well disposed toward, to welcome someone

   𒀀𒉡𒌝𒈠 𒁹𒁁𒉌𒈬𒁲 𒁺𒃮 𒀸𒋰𒊏𒀝𒄣 𒄷𒁺𒌑𒋳

   [anumma Bēlī-mūdê rakbam aštaprakkum ḫudūšum]

   a-nu-um-ma ^mbe-li₂-mu-de RA₂.GABA aš-tap-ra-ak-kum ḫu-du-u₂-šum

   Now I have sent the messenger Bēlī-mūdê to you, be well disposed toward him!

4. to be agreeable, willing, to wish

   𒋳𒈠 𒄩𒁲𒀀𒋫 [šumma ḫadiāta] ― šum-ma ḫa-di-a-ta ― if you wish

The forms in -u are found until Old Babylonian/Old Assyrian. Later stages of the language have those in -i.

• ḫadû (non-mimated)

• “ḫadû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “ḫadû(m) III”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag