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חֶמְדָּה H2532

H2532 is the Hebrew word חֶמְדָּה, transliterated chemdâh and said khem-daw'. The King James Version most often renders it pleasant.

Word: חֶמְדָּהTransliteration: chemdâhSaid: khem-daw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 24 verses

What it means

delight.

Where it comes from

feminine of H2531 (חֶמֶד).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 23 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

pleasant 7×precious 3×goodly 2×desire 2×greatly beloved 2×without being desired 1×manner of pleasant 1×like a pleasant 1×art greatly beloved 1×no pleasant 1×nor the desire 1×over all the precious 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: desire, goodly, pleasant, precious.

Verses using חֶמְדָּה

All 24 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 27:15 · KJV

And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:

1 Samuel 9:20 · KJV

And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father’s house?

2 Chronicles 20:25 · KJV

And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much.

2 Chronicles 21:20 · KJV

Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed without being desired. Howbeit they buried him in the city of David, but not in the sepulchres of the kings.

2 Chronicles 32:27 · KJV

And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels;

2 Chronicles 36:10 · KJV

And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the LORD, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.

Ezra 8:27 · KJV

Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.

Psalm 106:24 · KJV

Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:

Isaiah 2:16 · KJV

And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.

Jeremiah 3:19 · KJV

But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.

Jeremiah 12:10 · KJV

Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.

Jeremiah 25:34 · KJV

Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.

Ezekiel 26:12 · KJV

And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of thy merchandise: and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy thy pleasant houses: and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the water.

Daniel 9:23 · KJV

At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision.

Daniel 10:3 · KJV

I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.

Daniel 10:11 · KJV

And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.

Daniel 10:19 · KJV

And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.

Daniel 11:8 · KJV

And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north.

Daniel 11:37 · KJV

Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.

Daniel 11:43 · KJV

But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.

Hosea 13:15 · KJV

Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.

Nahum 2:9 · KJV

Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for there is none end of the store and glory out of all the pleasant furniture.

Haggai 2:7 · KJV

And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.

Zechariah 7:14 · KJV

But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.

Common questions

What does Strong's H2532 mean?

H2532 is the Hebrew word חֶמְדָּה (chemdâh), meaning delight.

How is H2532 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it pleasant (7 times), precious (3 times), goodly (2 times), desire (2 times), greatly beloved (2 times), among others.

How many times does H2532 appear in the Bible?

חֶמְדָּה (chemdâh) is tagged in 24 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2532 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: feminine of H2531 (חֶמֶד).

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