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Lexicon :: Strong's H2531 - ḥemeḏ

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חֶמֶד
Transliteration
ḥemeḏ
Pronunciation
kheh'-med
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 673a

Strong’s Definitions

חֶמֶד chemed, kheh'-med; from H2530; delight:—desirable, pleasant.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H2531 in the following manner: desirable (3x), pleasant (2x), variant (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's H2531 in the following manner: desirable (3x), pleasant (2x), variant (1x).

  1. desire, delight, beauty, desirable, pleasant

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֶמֶד chemed, kheh'-med; from H2530; delight:—desirable, pleasant.
STRONGS H2531: Abbreviations
† חֶ֫מֶד noun [masculine] desire, delight — absolute ח׳ Amos 5:11+ 4 times; only after a construct; נְטַעְתֶּם כַּרְמֵיחֿ׳ Amos 5:11vineyards of desire (i.e. delightful vineyards) have ye planted; so read also Isaiah 27:2 (for MT כֶּרֶם חֶמֶר) Manuscripts HCT Greek Version of the LXX van d. H. Lo Hi Ew De Di Che Du; so of fields שְׁדֵי ח׳ Isaiah 32:12; elsewhere of young men בַּחוּרֵי ח׳ Ezekiel 23:6, 12, 23 desirable young men = fine, attractive, young men.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Isaiah

27:2; 32:12

Ezekiel

23:6; 23:12; 23:23

Amos

5:11; 5:11

H2531

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Strong's Number H2531 matches the Hebrew חֶמֶד (ḥemeḏ),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 27:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:2 - In that day,
“A pleasant vineyard,[fn] sing of it!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:12 - Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields,
for the fruitful vine,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:6 - clothed in purple, governors and commanders, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on horses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:12 - She lusted after the Assyrians, governors and commanders, warriors clothed in full armor, horsemen riding on horses, all of them desirable young men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:23 - the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them, desirable young men, governors and commanders all of them, officers and men of renown, all of them riding on horses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:11 - Therefore because you trample on[fn] the poor
and you exact taxes of grain from him,
you have built houses of hewn stone,
but you shall not dwell in them;
you have planted pleasant vineyards,
but you shall not drink their wine.
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