חֶדְוָה, joy, rejoicing. Bets. 15ᵇ (ref. to Neh. VIII, 10) וקיימו מצות ח׳ Ar. (missing in ed.) and fulfill the law of festive rejoicing. Keth. 8ᵃ (in the wedding benediction).—V. חֶדְוָא 2).