1) desirable, precious thing Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H2530 Same Word by TWOT Number: 673
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[מַחְמֹד] noun [masculine]desirable, precious thing; — מַחֲמֻדֶיהָLamentations 1:7, מַחֲמוֺדֵיהֶםLamentations 1:11 Kt (Qr מַחֲמַדֵּיהֶם). Perhaps ׳מַחֲמַדּ to be read in both; compare Sta§ 273 a.
I. חמה (√ of following; compare Arabic protect, guard, RSK 136 LagBN 156; DlPr 91; BAS ii. 43 compare an Assyrian ê mû, surround, guard, compare Modern Syriac id.; Ethiopic III. 1 means contract affinity, be joined by affinity, probably denominative)
Englishman's Concordance (References)
Strong's Hebrew: 4262. מַחֲמוּדִים (machmud or machmod) — 2 Occurrences
Lamentations 1:7 HEB:וּמְרוּדֶ֔יהָ כֹּ֚ל מַחֲמֻדֶ֔יהָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָי֖וּ NAS: all her precious things That were from the days KJV: and of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days INT: and homelessness all her precious after were from
Lamentations 1:11 HEB:[מַחֲמֹודֵּיהֶם כ] (מַחֲמַדֵּיהֶ֛ם ק) בְּאֹ֖כֶל NAS: They have given their precious things for food INT: bread have given pleasant thing food to restore