Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H2531 |
|---|---|
| Word: | חֶמֶד |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | om H2530 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 6 |
| Transliteration: | chemed |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kheh'-med |
| Meaning: | 1. delight |
| KJV Renderings: | desirable, pleasant. |
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חֶ֫מֶד noun [masculine] desire, delight — absolute ׳ ח Amos 5:11+ 4 t.; only after a construct; נְטַעְתֶּם ׳ כַּרְמֵיחֿ Amos 5:11 vineyards of desire (i.e. delightful vineyards) have ye planted; so read also Isa 27:2 (for ᵑ0 כֶּרֶם חֶמֶר) Manuscripts HCT ᵐ5 van d. H Lo Hi Ew De Di Che Du; so of fields ׳ שְׁדֵי ח Isa 32:12 elsewhere of young men ׳ בַּחוּרֵי ח Ezek 23:6; Ezek 23:12; Ezek 23:23 desirable young men = fine, attractive, young men.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Amos 5:11
