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מַחְמָד H4261
H4261 is the Hebrew word מַחְמָד, transliterated machmâd and said makh-mawd'. The King James Version most often renders it pleasant things.
What it means
delightful; hence, a delight, i.e. object of affection or desire.
Where it comes from
from H2530 (חָמַד).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 12 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: beloved, desire, goodly, lovely, pleasant (thing).
Verses using מַחְמָד
All 12 verses, quoted in full.
1 Kings 20:6 · KJV
Yet I will send my servants unto thee to morrow about this time, and they shall search thine house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, that whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away.
2 Chronicles 36:19 · KJV
And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.
Song of Solomon 5:16 · KJV
His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
Isaiah 64:11 · KJV
Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.
Lamentations 1:10 · KJV
The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she hath seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation.
Lamentations 1:11 · KJV
All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul: see, O LORD, and consider; for I am become vile.
Lamentations 2:4 · KJV
He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all that were pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire.
Ezekiel 24:16 · KJV
Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.
Ezekiel 24:21 · KJV
Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.
Ezekiel 24:25 · KJV
Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters,
Hosea 9:6 · KJV
For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns shall be in their tabernacles.
Hosea 9:16 · KJV
Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4261 mean?
H4261 is the Hebrew word מַחְמָד (machmâd), meaning delightful; hence, a delight, i.e. object of affection or desire.
How is H4261 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it pleasant things (3 times), desire (3 times), pleasant (2 times), whatsoever is pleasant (1 time), goodly (1 time), among others.
How many times does H4261 appear in the Bible?
מַחְמָד (machmâd) is tagged in 12 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4261 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H2530 (חָמַד).
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