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HebrewH2530Verb

חָמַד

cha.mad

21Occurrences
H2530Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to delight in

a primitive root;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
v 1) to desire, covet, take pleasure in, delight in 1a) (Qal) to desire 1b) (Niphal) to be desirable 1c) (Piel) to delight greatly, desire greatly

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

H:V

Full Description

Hebrew Verb

Occurrences

חָמַד appears 21 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Proverbs
4
Isaiah
3
Daniel
2
Deuteronomy
2
Exodus
2
Genesis
2
2 Chronicles
1
Ezra
1

Key Passages

2 Chronicles 20:25BSB

Then Jehoshaphat and his people went to carry off the plunder, and they found on the bodies an abundance of goods and valuables —more than they could carry away. They were gathering the plunder for three days because there was so much.

Deuteronomy 7:25BSB

You must burn up the images of their gods; do not covet the silver and gold that is on them or take it for yourselves, or you will be ensnared by it; for it is detestable to the LORD your God.

Genesis 2:9BSB

Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Isaiah 53:2BSB

He grew up before Him like a tender shoot,and like a root out of dry ground.He had no stately form or majesty to attract us,no beauty that we should desire Him.

Proverbs 1:22BSB

“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways?How long will scoffers delight in their scornand fools hate knowledge?

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.