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Lexicon :: Strong's H4261 - maḥmāḏ

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מַחְמָד
Transliteration
maḥmāḏ
Pronunciation
makh-mawd'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 673d,673e

Strong’s Definitions

מַחְמָד machmâd, makh-mawd'; from H2530; delightful; hence, a delight, i.e. object of affection or desire:—beloved, desire, goodly, lovely, pleasant (thing).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's H4261 in the following manner: pleasant thing (4x), pleasant (3x), desire (3x), goodly (1x), lovely (1x), beloved (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's H4261 in the following manner: pleasant thing (4x), pleasant (3x), desire (3x), goodly (1x), lovely (1x), beloved (1x).

  1. desire, desirable thing, pleasant thing

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מַחְמָד machmâd, makh-mawd'; from H2530; delightful; hence, a delight, i.e. object of affection or desire:—beloved, desire, goodly, lovely, pleasant (thing).
STRONGS H4261: Abbreviations
† מַחְמַד noun masculine desire, desirable thing — absolute מַחְמַד Hosea 9:6; construct id. 1 Kings 20:6 + 3 times Ezekiel; plural מַחֲמַדַּים Songs 5:16; construct מַחֲמַדֵּי Lamentations 2:4; Hosea 9:16; suffix מַחֲמַדַּי Joel 4:5; מַחֲמַדֵּינוּ Isaiah 64:10; מַחֲמַדֶּיהָ 2 Chronicles 36:19; Lamentations 1:10; מַחֲמַדֵּיהֶם Lamentations 1:11Qr (see also מַחְמֹד); — desirable, precious things כלימֿ׳ 2 Chronicles 36:19; singular collective Hosea 9:6; plural Joel 4:5; Isaiah 64:10; Lamentations 1:10, 11 (Qr), בִּטְנָם מ׳ Hosea 9:16; see especially plural intensive כֻּלּוֺ מַחֲמַדִּים Songs 5:16 all of him is delightfulness (|| מַמְתַֿקִּים); elsewhere מַחְמַד עינים desire of the eyes, i.e. that in which the eyes take delight 1 Kings 20:6; Ezekiel 24:16 (of prophet's wife), Ezekiel 24:21; Ezekiel 24:25; plural Lamentations 2:4.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Kings

20:6; 20:6

2 Chronicles

36:19; 36:19

Song of Songs

5:16; 5:16

Isaiah

64:10; 64:10

Lamentations

1:10; 1:10; 1:11; 1:11; 2:4; 2:4

Ezekiel

24:16; 24:21; 24:25

Hosea

9:6; 9:6; 9:16; 9:16

H4261

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4261 matches the Hebrew מַחְמָד (maḥmāḏ),
which occurs 13 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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