חֶמְדָּה (chemdâh) — Desire

Hebrew word study: חֶמְדָּה (chemdâh), Strong's H2532. delight

HebrewStrong's H2532
Quick definition
Hebrew word
חֶמְדָּה (chemdâh)
Pronounced: khem-daw'

Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

delight

Word study
Derivation: feminine of H2531 (חֶמֶד);

KJV translation words: desire, goodly, pleasant, precious.

Where this word appears

Strong's H2532 is tagged on 21 words in 21 verses across 12 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 27:15 and last appears in Zechariah 7:14.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

desire ×5preciousness ×3preciousnesses ×2are precious ×1desirablenesses ×1desire my ×1desire their ×1desire your ×1preciousness of ×1the desirable thing of ×1the desirablenesses ×1the desire ×1

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

חֶמְדָּה ×8חֶמְדַּת ×4חֲמֻדוֹת ×3הַחֲמֻדֹת ×1הַחֶמְדָּה ×1חֲמוּדוֹת ×1חֶמְדָּתִי ×1חֶמְדָּתֵךְ ×1חֶמְדָּתָם ×1

Books where it appears most

Daniel ×62 Chronicles ×3Jeremiah ×3Genesis ×11 Samuel ×1Psalms ×1Isaiah ×1Ezekiel ×1

Verses (all 21)

Related entries

Named in this entry's derivation: H2531 חֶמֶד (chemed).

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

What does chemdâh (H2532) mean?

Delight.

How is H2532 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates H2532 as: desire, goodly, pleasant, precious..

How often does חֶמְדָּה (chemdâh) appear?

Strong's H2532 is tagged on 21 words in 21 verses across 12 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 27:15 and last appears in Zechariah 7:14.