What does חֶמֶד (ḥemed) mean in the Bible?
חֶמֶד (ḥemed): Intense desire for something attractive; often applied to coveted possessions or forbidden objects in narrative transgression
Hebrew · H2531
חֶמֶד
Delight
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חֶמֶד H2531
Pronunciation ḥemed
What does חֶמֶד (ḥemed) mean in the Bible?
חֶמֶד (ḥemed): Intense desire for something attractive; often applied to coveted possessions or forbidden objects in narrative transgression
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2531?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include desirable (2), about a fruitful (1), all desirable (1), from the lush (1), the pleasant (1).
Where does חֶמֶד (ḥemed) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 27:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (3), Isaiah (2), Amos (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It desirable 2× Ezekiel 23:6, Ezekiel 23:12
about a fruitful 1× Isaiah 27:2
all desirable 1× Ezekiel 23:23
from the lush 1× Amos 5:11
the pleasant 1× Isaiah 32:12
Show sample aligned rows
Isaiah 27:2 חֶ֖מֶד to about a fruitful Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 32:12 חֶ֕מֶד to the pleasant Noun - masculine singular Ezekiel 23:6 חֶ֖מֶד to desirable Noun - masculine singular Ezekiel 23:12 חֶ֖מֶד to desirable Noun - masculine singular Ezekiel 23:23 חֶ֜מֶד to all desirable Noun - masculine singular Amos 5:11 חֶ֣מֶד to from the lush Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Isaiah 27:2
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 3
Isaiah 2 Ezekiel 3 Amos 1
Source forms
חֶ֖מֶד 2x ḥe·meḏ Ezekiel 23:6, Ezekiel 23:12
חֶ֖מֶד 1x ḥɛ·mɛḏ Isaiah 27:2
חֶ֕מֶד 1x ḥe·meḏ Isaiah 32:12
חֶ֜מֶד 1x ḥe·meḏ Ezekiel 23:23
חֶ֣מֶד 1x ḥe·meḏ Amos 5:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 6x Isaiah 27:2, Isaiah 32:12, Ezekiel 23:6, Ezekiel 23:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Intense desire for something attractive; often applied to coveted possessions or forbidden objects in narrative transgression
Source Gloss
delight
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Intense desire for something attractive; often applied to coveted possessions or forbidden objects in narrative transgression
delight BDB: desire Usage: desirable, pleasant.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חֶמֶד is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain