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Lexicon :: Strong's H2532 - ḥemdâ

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חֶמְדָּה
Transliteration
ḥemdâ
Pronunciation
khem-daw'
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Part of Speech
adjective, feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 673b

Strong’s Definitions

חֶמְדָּה chemdâh, khem-daw'; feminine of H2531; delight:—desire, goodly, pleasant, precious.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x

The KJV translates Strong's H2532 in the following manner: pleasant (12x), desire (4x), beloved (3x), goodly (2x), precious (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x
The KJV translates Strong's H2532 in the following manner: pleasant (12x), desire (4x), beloved (3x), goodly (2x), precious (4x).
feminine noun

  1. desire, that which is desirable

    adjective

  2. pleasant, precious

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֶמְדָּה chemdâh, khem-daw'; feminine of H2531; delight:—desire, goodly, pleasant, precious.
STRONGS H2532: Abbreviations
† חֶמְדָּה noun feminine id. — ח׳ Hosea 13:15 + 8 times; construct חֶמְדַּת 1 Samuel 9:20 + 3 times; suffix חֶמְדָּתִי Jeremiah 12:10; חֶמְדָּתֵךְ Ezekiel 26:12; חֶמְדָּתָם Daniel 11:8; — desire of Israel 1 Samuel 9:20 followed by לְ before object of desire; בְּלֹא ח׳ = without desire 2 Chronicles 21:20 (i.e. he lived as no one desired), see Öttli Greek Version of the LXX (not LXX of Lucian (Lag.)) Vulgate; concrete: ישׂראל כלחֿ׳ 1 Samuel 9:20 and for whom is all that is desirable in Israel? so Greek Version of the LXX Vulgate RV Dr; (>AV and on whom is all the desire of Israel?); compare כלהֿגוים ובאו ח׳ Haggai 2:7 (i.e. the desirable, precious things of all nations); elsewhere after construct as חֶמֶד; especially כלי ח׳ Hosea 13:15; Nahum 2:10; Jeremiah 25:34; 2 Chronicles 32:27; 36:10; Daniel 11:8; שְׂכִיּוֺת ח׳ Isaiah 2:16, אֶרֶץ ח׳ Psalm 106:24; Jeremiah 3:19; Zechariah 7:14, compare חֶלְקַת ח׳ Jeremiah 12:10; בתי ח׳ Ezekiel 26:12; נשׁים ח׳ Daniel 11:37, apparently reference to some object of idolatrous worship, perhaps Adonis = Tammuz Ew Bev (Astarte, Meinh).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

9:20; 9:20; 9:20

2 Chronicles

21:20; 32:27; 36:10

Psalms

106:24

Isaiah

2:16

Jeremiah

3:19; 12:10; 12:10; 25:34

Ezekiel

26:12; 26:12

Daniel

11:8; 11:8; 11:37

Hosea

13:15; 13:15

Nahum

2:10

Haggai

2:7

Zechariah

7:14

H2532

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2532 matches the Hebrew חֶמְדָּה (ḥemdâ),
which occurs 18 times in 18 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:15 - Then she took Esau’s favorite clothes, which were there in the house, and gave them to her younger son, Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:20 - And don’t worry about those donkeys that were lost three days ago, for they have been found. And I am here to tell you that you and your family are the focus of all Israel’s hopes.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 21:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:20 - Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. No one was sorry when he died. They buried him in the City of David, but not in the royal cemetery.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:27 - Hezekiah was very wealthy and highly honored. He built special treasury buildings for his silver, gold, precious stones, and spices, and for his shields and other valuable items.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:10 - In the spring of the year[fn] King Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiachin to Babylon. Many treasures from the Temple of the LORD were also taken to Babylon at that time. And Nebuchadnezzar installed Jehoiachin’s uncle,[fn] Zedekiah, as the next king in Judah and Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:27 - 20 gold bowls, equal in value to 1,000 gold coins,[fn]
2 fine articles of polished bronze, as precious as gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:24 - The people refused to enter the pleasant land,
for they wouldn’t believe his promise to care for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:16 - He will destroy all the great trading ships[fn]
and every magnificent vessel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:19 - “I thought to myself,
‘I would love to treat you as my own children!’
I wanted nothing more than to give you this beautiful land—
the finest possession in the world.
I looked forward to your calling me ‘Father,’
and I wanted you never to turn from me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:10 - “Many rulers have ravaged my vineyard,
trampling down the vines
and turning all its beauty into a barren wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:34 - Weep and moan, you evil shepherds!
Roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock!
The time of your slaughter has arrived;
you will fall and shatter like a fragile vase.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:12 - “They will plunder all your riches and merchandise and break down your walls. They will destroy your lovely homes and dump your stones and timbers and even your dust into the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:8 - When he returns to Egypt, he will carry back their idols with him, along with priceless articles of gold and silver. For some years afterward he will leave the king of the north alone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:37

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:37 - He will have no respect for the gods of his ancestors, or for the god loved by women, or for any other god, for he will boast that he is greater than them all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:15 - Ephraim was the most fruitful of all his brothers,
but the east wind—a blast from the LORD—
will arise in the desert.
All their flowing springs will run dry,
and all their wells will disappear.
Every precious thing they own
will be plundered and carried away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:9 - Loot the silver!
Plunder the gold!
There’s no end to Nineveh’s treasures—
its vast, uncounted wealth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hag 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 2:7 - I will shake all the nations, and the treasures of all the nations will be brought to this Temple. I will fill this place with glory, says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 7:14 - As with a whirlwind, I scattered them among the distant nations, where they lived as strangers. Their land became so desolate that no one even traveled through it. They turned their pleasant land into a desert.”
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