BDB2839
חָמַד verb desire, take pleasure in (Aramaic חֲמַד (not in Syriac); Arabic [untranscribed source text 1795] praise, eulogize, appove of; Sabean חמדם in gratitude [praise] there-for DHMZMG 1875, 595; 1876, 686) —
Qal
Perfect
׳
ח
Ps 68:17; Prov 12:12
חָֽמְדוּ
Prov 1:22
וְחָֽמְדוּ consecutive Mic 2:2
חֲמַדְתֶּם
Isa 1:29
Imperfect
יַחְמֹד
Exod 34:24 2
masculine singular תַּחְמֹד
Exod 20:16
(twice in verse) + 3 t. (including Prov 6:25 jussive); suffix וָאֶחְמְדֵם
Josh 7:21
וְנֶחְמְדֵ֫הוּ
Isa 53:2
Passive participle
חֲמוּדוֺ
Ps 39:12; Job 20:20,
חֲמוּדֵיהֶם
Isa 44:9 —
desire:
a. in bad sense of inordinate, ungoverned, selfish desire, followed by accusative Exod 20:17
(twice in verse) (
E
) = Deut
5:18
(Deut 5:18
b
has תִּתְאַוֶּה), Exod 34:24 (
J
E
) Deut 7:25
; Josh 7:21
(
J
E
) Mic 2:2
;
Prov 12:12
of
lustful desire Prov
6:25.
b. = take pleasure in, of idolatrous tendency Isa 1:29, so
participle plural חֲמוּדֵיהֵם
Isa 44:9
their delightful things (things in which they delight, see also Isa 44:11 and BevJPhoenician xvii. 1888. p. 126); לֵצִים
לָצוֺן חָֽמְדוּ
Prov 1:22 how
long do scorners delight in scoring.
c. less often in good sense, said of God לְשִׁבְתּוֺ
׳
הָהָר חָמַד א, poetic Ps 68:17 object the suffering servant of ׳
י,
Isa
53:2 no beauty in him, that we should desire him (choose him, be drawn toward
him);
passive participle collective חֲמוּדוֺ
Ps 39:12
his desired things, i. e. chosen, choice, desirable (see Niph`al); so probably Job 20:20.
Niph`al
Participle
נֶחְמָד
Gen 2:9 + 2 t.;
הַנֶּחֱמָדִים
Ps 19:11 —
desirable:
׳
עץ נ
לְמַרְאֶה
Gen 2:9,
לְהַשְׂכִּיל
׳
נ
Gen 3:6,
מִזָּהָב
׳
הַנֶּח
Ps 19:11
which are more desirable than gold; אוֺצָר נֶחְמָד
Prov 21:20
desirable, i.e. costly treasure.
Pi`el
Perfect 1 singular delight greatly
וְיָשַׁ֫בְתִּי
׳
בְּצִלּוֺ ח
Song 2:3
in his shadow I greatly delighted and sate, i.e. sate with great delight.