מַחְמָד
maḥmād
desire
Strong's H4261NounHebrewTWOT 673d

מַחְמָד (maḥmād) is a Hebrew noun meaning desire. It appears 13 times in 8 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4261).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 673d)

Range of meaning (TWOT 673d)desire, desirable thing; delightful, a delight; beloved, goodly, lovely, pleasant
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

מַחְמָד noun, masculine: desire, desirable thing

Strong's H4261 מַחְמָד: delightful; hence, a delight, i.e. object of affection or desire
KJV:beloved, desire, goodly, lovely, pleasant (thing).

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

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

See it in Scripture

1 Kings 20:62 Chronicles 36:19Song of Solomon 5:16

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