חֶמֶד (ḥemed) is a Hebrew noun meaning desire. It appears 6 times in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2531).

Also rendered

• delight

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 673a)

Root family 673: חָמַד ḥāmad — desire, take pleasure in; desirable; delight greatly; desirableness, preciousness; delight in; beauty, greatly beloved, covet, delectable thing, delight, goodly, lust, pleasant, precious

• חָמַד ḥămûdâ — desire
• חֶמְדָּה ḥămûdâ — desire
• מַחְמָד maḥmād — desire
• מַחְמֹד maḥmōd — desirable

See it in Scripture

Opens the KJ3 Bible Reader with Hebrew interlinear.

Or search the interactive lexicon →