מַחְמָד
machmâd · makh-mawd'
delightful; hence, a delight, i.e. object of affection or desire
Lexicon
Derivation: from H2530 (חָמַד);
delightful; hence, a delight, i.e. object of affection or desire
- delightful
- hence, a delight, i.e. object of affection or desire
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: beloved, desire, goodly, lovely, pleasant (thing).
Letters
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › to separate and protect › water, chaos, the mighty deep › the doorway, the way in
Water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to separate and protect of water, chaos, the mighty deep of the doorway, the way in.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מַחְמָד above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
13 occurrences · 13 OT · 0 NT · 11 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- the desire2 · 15%
- that whatsoever is pleasant1 · 8%
- all the goodly1 · 8%
- yea, he is altogether lovely1 · 8%
- and all our pleasant things1 · 8%
- upon all her pleasant things1 · 8%
- their pleasant things1 · 8%
- all that were pleasant1 · 8%
- from thee the desire1 · 8%
- them: the pleasant1 · 8%
- even the beloved1 · 8%
- pleasant things1 · 8%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.