H2531 - חֶמֶד (chemed)

H2531 חֶמֶד (chemed) kheh'-med

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

om 2530; delight

KJV Usage: desirable, pleasant

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

חֶ֫מֶד (che.med) — delight. desire, delight, beauty, desirable, pleasant

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

חֶמֶד (H2531)

noun m · חמד

Good

desirability, fruitfulness, fertility = state in which objects have such a high quality ► that they provoke in others the desire to possess them

ISA 27:2 · ISA 32:12 · AMO 5:11

Good

attractiveness, beauty, charm = state in which humans are so attractive ► that they provoke in others the desire to have a (sexual) relationship with them

EZK 23:6 · EZK 23:12 · EZK 23:23

¹ ISA 27:2 HOTTP-C RSV NIV NJB NJPS NRSV REB GNT CEV | MT חֶמֶר "wine"

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

חֶ֫מֶד n.[m.] desire, delight base