חָמַד

Strong’s Definition

to delight in

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

beauty, greatly beloved, covet, delectable thing, ([idiom] great) delight, desire, goodly, lust, (be) pleasant (thing), precious (thing).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.(v) to desire, covet, take pleasure in, delight in
• 2.(qal) to desire
• 3.(niphal) to be desirable
• 4.(piel) to delight greatly, desire greatly
• 5.(n f) desirableness, preciousness

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: châmad; Pronunciation: khaw-mad'