beauty, greatly beloved, covet, delectable thing, great delight, desire, lust,
A primitive root; to delight in -- beauty, greatly beloved, covet, delectable thing, (X great) delight, desire, goodly, lust, (be) pleasant (thing), precious (thing).
חָמַד verb desire, take pleasure in (Aramaic
חֲמַד (not in Syriac); Arabic
praise, eulogize, appove of; Sabean
חמדם in gratitude [praise]
there-for DHM
ZMG 1875, 595; 1876, 686) —
Qal Perfect ׳ח Psalm 68:17; Proverbs 12:12; חָֽמְדוּ Proverbs 1:22; וְחָֽמְדוּ consecutive Micah 2:2; חֲמַדְתֶּם Isaiah 1:29; Imperfect יַחְמֹד Exodus 34:24; 2masculine singular תַּחְמֹד Exodus 20:16 (twice in verse) + 3t. (including Proverbs 6:25 jussive); suffix וָאֶחְמְדֵם Joshua 7:21; וְנֶחְמְדֵ֫הוּ Isaiah 53:2; Passive participle חֲמוּדוֺ Psalm 39:12; Job 20:20, חֲמוּדֵיהֶם Isaiah 44:9; — desire:
a. in bad sense of inordinate, ungoverned, selfish desire, followed by accusative Exodus 20:17 (twice in verse) (E) = Deuteronomy 5:18 (Deuteronomy 5:18 b has תִּתְאַוֶּה), Exodus 34:24 (JE) Deuteronomy 7:25; Joshua 7:21 (JE) Micah 2:2; Proverbs 12:12; of lustful desire Proverbs 6:25.
b. = take pleasure in, of idolatrous tendency Isaiah 1:29, so participle plural חֲמוּדֵיהֵם Isaiah 44:9 their delightful things (things in which they delight, see also Isaiah 44:11 and BevJPhoenician xvii. 1888. p. 126); לֵצִים לָצוֺן חָֽמְדוּ Proverbs 1:22 how long do scorners delight in scoring.
c. less often in good sense, said of God לְשִׁבְתּוֺ ׳הָהָר חָמַד א, poetic Psalm 68:17; object the suffering servant of ׳י, Isaiah 53:2 no beauty in him, that we should desire him (choose him, be drawn toward him); passive participle collective חֲמוּדוֺ Psalm 39:12 his desired things, i. e. chosen, choice, desirable (see Niph`al); so probably Job 20:20.
Niph`al Participle נֶחְמָד Genesis 2:9 2t.; הַנֶּחֱמָדִים Psalm 19:11; — desirable: ׳עץ נ לְמַרְאֶה Genesis 2:9, לְהַשְׂכִּיל ׳נ Genesis 3:6, מִזָּהָב ׳הַנֶּח Psalm 19:11 which are more desirable than gold; אוֺצָר נֶחְמָד Proverbs 21:20 desirable, i.e. costly treasure.
Pi`el Perfect1singular delight greatly וְיָשַׁ֫בְתִּי ׳בְּצִלּוֺ ח Songs 2:3 in his shadow I greatly delighted and sate, i.e. sate with great delight.
[חֲמוּדָה] noun feminine desirableness, preciousness — Plural absolute חֲמוּדוֺת Daniel 9:23; חֲמוּדֹת Ezra 8:37; חֲמֻדוֺת2Chronicles 20:25 4t.; חֲמֻדֹת Genesis 27:15; construct חֲמֻדוֺת Daniel 11:43; — desirable, choice things i.e. garments Genesis 27:15 ("" בגדים); compare Daniel 11:38 ("" אבן יקרה), Daniel 11:43 (חֲמֻדוֺת מִצְרַיִם); = precious things Ezra 8:27 (as gold); ׳כלי ח2Chronicles 20:25; ׳לֶחֶם ח Deuteronomy 10:3; of man only ׳אִישׁחֿ Daniel 10:11,19, and, without אישׁ, אָ֫תָּה ׳ח Daniel 9:23 thou art a precious treasure (on construction see Dr§ 189, 2; see Bev and compare negative חמד Isaiah 53:2).
Strong's Hebrew: 2530. חָמַד (chamad) — 28 Occurrences
Genesis 2:9
HEB: כָּל־ עֵ֛ץ נֶחְמָ֥ד לְמַרְאֶ֖ה וְט֣וֹב
NAS: tree that is pleasing to the sight
KJV: every tree that is pleasant to the sight,
INT: every tree is pleasing to the sight and good
Genesis 3:6
HEB: ה֣וּא לָעֵינַ֗יִם וְנֶחְמָ֤ד הָעֵץ֙ לְהַשְׂכִּ֔יל
NAS: and that the tree was desirable to make [one] wise,
KJV: and a tree to be desired to make [one] wise,
INT: and that it to the eyes was desirable the tree to make wise
Exodus 20:17
HEB: לֹ֥א תַחְמֹ֖ד בֵּ֣ית רֵעֶ֑ךָ
NAS: You shall not covet your neighbor's
KJV: Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's
INT: shall not covet house your neighbor's
Exodus 20:17
HEB: רֵעֶ֑ךָ לֹֽא־ תַחְמֹ֞ד אֵ֣שֶׁת רֵעֶ֗ךָ
NAS: house; you shall not covet your neighbor's
KJV: house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's
INT: your neighbor's shall not covet wife your neighbor's
Exodus 34:24
HEB: גְּבוּלֶ֑ךָ וְלֹא־ יַחְמֹ֥ד אִישׁ֙ אֶֽת־
NAS: man shall covet your land
KJV: neither shall any man desire thy land,
INT: your borders and no shall covet man your land
Deuteronomy 5:21
HEB: וְלֹ֥א תַחְמֹ֖ד אֵ֣שֶׁת רֵעֶ֑ךָ
NAS: You shall not covet your neighbor's
KJV: Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's
INT: shall not covet wife your neighbor's
Deuteronomy 7:25
HEB: בָּאֵ֑שׁ לֹֽא־ תַחְמֹד֩ כֶּ֨סֶף וְזָהָ֤ב
NAS: with fire; you shall not covet the silver
KJV: with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver
INT: fire nor covet the silver the gold
Joshua 7:21
HEB: שְׁקָלִים֙ מִשְׁקָל֔וֹ וָֽאֶחְמְדֵ֖ם וָֽאֶקָּחֵ֑ם וְהִנָּ֨ם
NAS: in weight, then I coveted them and took
KJV: weight, then I coveted them, and took
INT: shekels weight coveted and took and behold
2 Chronicles 20:25
HEB: וּפְגָרִים֙ וּכְלֵ֣י חֲמֻד֔וֹת וַיְנַצְּל֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם
INT: bodies things beauty took than
Job 20:20
HEB: שָׁלֵ֣ו בְּבִטְנ֑וֹ בַּ֝חֲמוּד֗וֹ לֹ֣א יְמַלֵּֽט׃
NAS: him, He does not retain anything he desires.
KJV: he shall not save of that which he desired.
INT: quiet within desires no retain
Psalm 19:10
HEB: הַֽנֶּחֱמָדִ֗ים מִ֭זָּהָב וּמִפַּ֣ז
NAS: They are more desirable than gold,
KJV: More to be desired [are they] than gold,
INT: desirable gold fine
Psalm 39:11
HEB: וַתֶּ֣מֶס כָּעָ֣שׁ חֲמוּד֑וֹ אַ֤ךְ הֶ֖בֶל
NAS: as a moth what is precious to him; Surely
KJV: for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away
INT: consume A moth is precious Surely mere
Psalm 68:16
HEB: גַּבְנֻ֫נִּ֥ים הָהָ֗ר חָמַ֣ד אֱלֹהִ֣ים לְשִׁבְתּ֑וֹ
NAS: which God has desired for His abode?
KJV: [which] God desireth to dwell in;
INT: with peaks the mountain has desired God in
Proverbs 1:22
HEB: וְלֵצִ֗ים לָ֭צוֹן חָמְד֣וּ לָהֶ֑ם וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים
NAS: And scoffers delight themselves in scoffing
KJV: and the scorners delight in their scorning,
INT: ambassador scoffing delight like and fools
Proverbs 6:25
HEB: אַל־ תַּחְמֹ֣ד יָ֭פְיָהּ בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ
NAS: Do not desire her beauty
KJV: Lust not after her beauty
INT: Nor desire her beauty your heart
Proverbs 12:12
HEB: חָמַ֣ד רָ֭שָׁע מְצ֣וֹד
NAS: The wicked man desires the booty
KJV: The wicked desireth the net of evil
INT: desires the wicked the booty
Proverbs 21:20
HEB: אוֹצָ֤ר ׀ נֶחְמָ֣ד וָ֭שֶׁמֶן בִּנְוֵ֣ה
NAS: There is precious treasure and oil
KJV: [There is] treasure to be desired and oil
INT: treasure is precious and oil the dwelling
Songs 2:3
HEB: הַבָּנִ֑ים בְּצִלּוֹ֙ חִמַּ֣דְתִּי וְיָשַׁ֔בְתִּי וּפִרְי֖וֹ
NAS: In his shade I took great delight and sat down,
KJV: down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit
INT: the young his shade took and sat and his fruit
Isaiah 1:29
HEB: מֵאֵילִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר חֲמַדְתֶּ֑ם וְתַ֨חְפְּר֔וּ מֵהַגַּנּ֖וֹת
NAS: which you have desired, And you will be embarrassed
KJV: of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded
INT: of the oaks which have desired will be embarrassed the gardens
Isaiah 44:9
HEB: כֻּלָּם֙ תֹּ֔הוּ וַחֲמוּדֵיהֶ֖ם בַּל־ יוֹעִ֑ילוּ
NAS: of them futile, and their precious things are of no
KJV: [are] all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit;
INT: are all futile and their precious no profit
Isaiah 53:2
HEB: וְלֹֽא־ מַרְאֶ֖ה וְנֶחְמְדֵֽהוּ׃
NAS: appearance that we should be attracted to Him.
KJV: him, [there is] no beauty that we should desire him.
INT: Nor appearance should be attracted
Daniel 9:23
HEB: לְהַגִּ֔יד כִּ֥י חֲמוּד֖וֹת אָ֑תָּה וּבִין֙
INT: to tell for beauty you give
Daniel 10:3
HEB: לֶ֣חֶם חֲמֻד֞וֹת לֹ֣א אָכַ֗לְתִּי
INT: food beauty nor eat
Daniel 10:11
HEB: דָּנִיֵּ֣אל אִישׁ־ חֲ֠מֻדוֹת הָבֵ֨ן בַּדְּבָרִ֜ים
INT: Daniel man beauty understand the words
Daniel 10:19
HEB: תִּירָ֧א אִישׁ־ חֲמֻד֛וֹת שָׁל֥וֹם לָ֖ךְ
INT: be afraid man beauty Peace take
Daniel 11:38
HEB: וּבְאֶ֥בֶן יְקָרָ֖ה וּבַחֲמֻדֽוֹת׃
INT: stones costly beauty
Daniel 11:43
HEB: וְהַכֶּ֔סֶף וּבְכֹ֖ל חֲמֻד֣וֹת מִצְרָ֑יִם וְלֻבִ֥ים
INT: and silver all beauty of Egypt and Libyans
Micah 2:2
HEB: וְחָמְד֤וּ שָׂדוֹת֙ וְגָזָ֔לוּ
NAS: They covet fields and then seize
KJV: And they covet fields,
INT: covet fields seize