H4261 - מַחְמָד (machmâd)

H4261 מַחְמָד (machmâd) makh-mawd'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

desire

Strong's Definition

delightful; hence, a delight, i.e. object of affection or desire

Derivation: from H2530 (חָמַד);

KJV Usage: beloved, desire, goodly, lovely, pleasant (thing).

TWOT Reference: 673d,e

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) desire, desirable thing, pleasant thing

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G1741

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

desire, desirable thing, pleasant thing

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

מַחְמָד machmâd BDB Definition: 1) desire, desirable thing, pleasant thing Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H2530 Same Word by TWOT Number: 673d, 673e Total KJV Occurrences: 11

Bible Occurrences (11)

20:6

36:19

64:11

1:10 2:4

24:16 24:21 24:25

9:6 9:16

3:5

1 Kings 20:6

But about this time tomorrow I will send my servants to search your palace and the houses of your servants. They will seize... and carry away all that is precious to you.

2 Chronicles 36:19

Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down... all the palaces and destroyed every article of value.

Isaiah 64:11

Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.

Lamentations 1:10

The adversary has seized...... all her treasures. For she has seen the nations enter her sanctuary— those You had forbidden... to enter Your assembly.

Lamentations 2:4

He has bent His bow like an enemy; His right hand is positioned. Like a foe He has killed all who were pleasing to the eye; He has poured out His wrath like fire on the tent of the Daughter of Zion.

Ezekiel 24:16

Son of man, behold, I am about to take away the desire of your eyes... with a fatal blow. But you must not mourn... or weep... or let your tears flow.

Ezekiel 24:21

Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD... says: I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul. And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.

Ezekiel 24:25

And you, son of man,... know that on the day I take away their stronghold, their pride and joy — the desire of their eyes which uplifted their souls — and their sons and daughters as well,