beloved, desire, goodly, lovely, pleasant thing
From chamad; delightful; hence, a delight, i.e. Object of affection or desire -- beloved, desire, goodly, lovely, pleasant (thing).
see HEBREW chamad
מַחְמַד noun masculine desire, desirable thing — absolute
מַחְמַד Hosea 9:6; construct
id. 1 Kings 20:6 3t. Ezekiel; plural
מַחֲמַדַּים Songs 5:16; construct
מַחֲמַדֵּי Lamentations 2:4;
Hosea 9:16; suffix
מַחֲמַדַּי Joel 4:5;
מַחֲמַדֵּינוּ Isaiah 64:10;
מַחֲמַדֶּיהָ2Chronicles 36:19;
Lamentations 1:10;
מַחֲמַדֵּיהֶם Lamentations 1:11Qr (see also
מַחְמֹד); —
desirable, precious things ׳כלימֿ2Chronicles 36:19; singular collective
Hosea 9:6; plural Joel 4:5;
Isaiah 64:10;
Lamentations 1:10,11 (Qr),
בִּטְנָם ׳מ Hosea 9:16; see especially plural intensive
כֻּלּוֺ מַחֲמַדִּים Songs 5:16 all of him is delightfulness (""
מַמְתַֿקִּים); elsewhere
מַחְמַד עינים desire of the eyes, i.e. that in which the eyes take delight
1 Kings 20:6;
Ezekiel 24:16 (of prophet's wife),
Ezekiel 24:21;
Ezekiel 24:25; plural
Lamentations 2:4.
מַחְמַד [מַחְמֹד, מַחֲמֻדִים] see חמד
[מַחְמָל] see חמל. מַחְמֶ֫צֶת see I. חמץ.
מַחֲנֶה, מַחֲנִהדָֿן, מַחֲנַיִם see חנה.
מַחֲנָק see חנק, מַחְסֶה, מַחֲסֶה see חסה.
מַחְסוֺם see חסם. מַחְסוֺר see חסר
מַחְסֵיָה see חסה.
Strong's Hebrew: 4261. מַחְמַד (machmad) — 12 Occurrences
1 Kings 20:6
HEB: וְהָיָה֙ כָּל־ מַחְמַ֣ד עֵינֶ֔יךָ יָשִׂ֥ימוּ
NAS: and whatever is desirable in your eyes,
KJV: and it shall be, [that] whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes,
INT: shall be and whatever is desirable your eyes will take
2 Chronicles 36:19
HEB: וְכָל־ כְּלֵ֥י מַחֲמַדֶּ֖יהָ לְהַשְׁחִֽית׃ ס
NAS: all its valuable articles.
KJV: and destroyed all the goodly vessels
INT: all articles valuable and destroyed
Songs 5:16
HEB: מַֽמְתַקִּ֔ים וְכֻלּ֖וֹ מַחֲמַדִּ֑ים זֶ֤ה דוֹדִי֙
NAS: And he is wholly desirable. This
KJV: [is] most sweet: yea, he [is] altogether lovely. This [is] my beloved,
INT: sweetness is wholly desirable This is my beloved
Isaiah 64:11
HEB: אֵ֑שׁ וְכָל־ מַחֲמַדֵּ֖ינוּ הָיָ֥ה לְחָרְבָּֽה׃
NAS: And all our precious things have become
KJV: with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.
INT: fire and all our precious have become A ruin
Lamentations 1:10
HEB: עַ֖ל כָּל־ מַחֲמַדֶּ֑יהָ כִּֽי־ רָאֲתָ֤ה
NAS: all her precious things, For she has seen
KJV: his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she hath seen
INT: Over all her precious for has seen
Lamentations 2:4
HEB: וַֽיַּהֲרֹ֔ג כֹּ֖ל מַחֲמַדֵּי־ עָ֑יִן בְּאֹ֙הֶל֙
NAS: all that were pleasant to the eye;
KJV: and slew all [that were] pleasant to the eye
INT: and slain all were pleasant to the eye the tent
Ezekiel 24:16
HEB: מִמְּךָ֛ אֶת־ מַחְמַ֥ד עֵינֶ֖יךָ בְּמַגֵּפָ֑ה
NAS: I am about to take from you the desire of your eyes
KJV: behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes
INT: to take at the desire of your eyes A blow
Ezekiel 24:21
HEB: גְּא֣וֹן עֻזְּכֶ֔ם מַחְמַ֥ד עֵֽינֵיכֶ֖ם וּמַחְמַ֣ל
NAS: of your power, the desire of your eyes
KJV: of your strength, the desire of your eyes,
INT: the pride of your power the desire of your eyes and the delight
Ezekiel 24:25
HEB: תִּפְאַרְתָּ֑ם אֶת־ מַחְמַ֤ד עֵֽינֵיהֶם֙ וְאֶת־
NAS: of their pride, the desire of their eyes
KJV: of their glory, the desire of their eyes,
INT: the joy of their pride the desire of their eyes delight
Hosea 9:6
HEB: מֹ֣ף תְּקַבְּרֵ֑ם מַחְמַ֣ד לְכַסְפָּ֗ם קִמּוֹשׂ֙
NAS: will take over their treasures of silver;
KJV: shall bury them: the pleasant [places] for their silver,
INT: Memphis will bury their treasures of silver Weeds
Hosea 9:16
HEB: יֵֽלֵד֔וּן וְהֵמַתִּ֖י מַחֲמַדֵּ֥י בִטְנָֽם׃ ס
NAS: children, I will slay the precious ones of their womb.
KJV: yet will I slay [even] the beloved [fruit] of their womb.
INT: bear will slay the precious of their womb
Joel 3:5
HEB: וּזְהָבִ֖י לְקַחְתֶּ֑ם וּמַֽחֲמַדַּי֙ הַטֹּבִ֔ים הֲבֵאתֶ֖ם
NAS: brought My precious treasures to your temples,
KJV: my goodly pleasant things:
INT: and my gold have taken my precious my goodly brought