Strong's Lexicon

H2532

H2532 — חֶמדָּה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewchemdahadjectiveOccurrences: 25TWOT: 673b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H2532
Word:חֶמדָּה
Part of Speech:adjective
Etymology:feminine of H2531
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:25
Transliteration:chemdah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:khem-daw'
Meaning:1. delight
KJV Renderings:desire, goodly, pleasant, precious.

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BDB2841

חֶמְדָּה noun feminine id.׳ ח Hos 13:15 + 8 t.; construct חֶמְדַּת 1Sam 9:20 + 3 t.; suffix חֶמְדָּתִי Jer 12:10 חֶמְדָּתֵךְ Ezek 26:12 חֶמְדָּתָם Dan 11:8 — desire of Israel 1Sam 9:20 followed by לְ before object of desire; ׳ בְּלֹא ח = without desire 2Chr 21:20 (i.e. he lived as no one desired), see Öttli ᵐ5 (not ᵐ5 L ) ᵑ9 ; concrete: ישׂראל ׳ כלחֿ 1Sam 9:20 and for whom is all that is desirable in Israel? so ᵐ5 ᵑ9 RV Dr; (> AV and on whom is all the desire of Israel?); compare כלהֿגוים ׳ ובאו ח Hag 2:7 (i.e. the desirable, precious things of all nations); elsewhere after construct as חֶמֶד; especially ׳ כלי ח Hos 13:15; Nah 2:10; Jer 25:34; 2Chr 32:27; 2Chr 36:10; Dan 11:8 ׳ שְׂכִיּוֺת ח Isa 2:16, ׳ אֶרֶץ ח Ps 106:24; Jer 3:19; Zech 7:14, compare ׳ חֶלְקַת ח Jer 12:10 ׳ בתי ח Ezek 26:12 נשׁים ׳ ח Dan 11:37, apparently reference to some object of idolatrous worship, perhaps Adonis = Tammuz Ew Bev (Astarte, Meinh).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

חמדה (g’hem-d)

Isaiah 2:16

KJV: And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.pleasant…: Heb. pictures of desire
EHCC: upon all pleasant pictures. ( marg.of desire)

Jeremiah 3:19

KJV: But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.from me: Heb. from after mea goodly…: Heb. an heritage of glory, or, beautypleasant…: Heb. land of desire
EHCC: give thee a pleasant land, (marg.of desire)

Jeremiah 12:10

KJV: Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.pleasant…: Heb. portion of desire
EHCC: Eave made my pleasant portion a desolate

Jeremiah 25:34

KJV: Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.the days…: Heb. your days for slaughtera pleasant…: Heb. a vessel of desire
EHCC: fall like a pleasant vessel. (marg.of desire)

Ezekiel 96:12

EHCC: destroy thy pleasant houses: (marg. houses

Hosea 13:15

KJV: Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the Lord shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.pleasant…: Heb. vessels of desire
EHCC: all pleasant vessels. (marg. of desire)

Nehemiah 2:9

KJV: Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me.
EHCC: (10).all the pleasant furniture. (marg. of

Zechariah 7:14

KJV: But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.pleasant…: Heb. land of desire
EHCC: Jaid the pleasant land desolate, (marg. of
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