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חֶמֶד H2531
H2531 is the Hebrew word חֶמֶד, transliterated chemed and said kheh'-med. The King James Version most often renders it desirable.
What it means
delight.
Where it comes from
from H2530 (חָמַד).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: desirable, pleasant.
Verses using חֶמֶד
All 5 verses, quoted in full.
Isaiah 32:12 · KJV
They shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine.
Ezekiel 23:6 · KJV
Which were clothed with blue, captains and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses.
Ezekiel 23:12 · KJV
She doted upon the Assyrians her neighbours, captains and rulers clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding upon horses, all of them desirable young men.
Ezekiel 23:23 · KJV
The Babylonians, and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them: all of them desirable young men, captains and rulers, great lords and renowned, all of them riding upon horses.
Amos 5:11 · KJV
Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2531 mean?
H2531 is the Hebrew word חֶמֶד (chemed), meaning delight.
How is H2531 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it desirable (3 times), pleasant (2 times).
How many times does H2531 appear in the Bible?
חֶמֶד (chemed) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2531 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H2530 (חָמַד).
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