Hebrew · H2532

חֶמְדָּה

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חֶמְדָּהH2532

Pronunciationḥemĕdāh

What does חֶמְדָּה (ḥemĕdāh) mean in the Bible?

חֶמְדָּה (ḥemĕdāh): Desire for what is visually appealing or precious; covetousness carrying moral weight in Torah prohibitions

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What does חֶמְדָּה (ḥemĕdāh) mean in the Bible?

חֶמְדָּה (ḥemĕdāh): Desire for what is visually appealing or precious; covetousness carrying moral weight in Torah prohibitions

How does the BSB render H2532?

The BSB source-word alignment has 23 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include precious (2), the pleasant (2), a desirable (1), and riches (1), and their precious (1).

Where does חֶמְדָּה (ḥemĕdāh) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 27:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (7), 2 Chronicles (4), Jeremiah (3), 1 Samuel (1).

Source Word Evidence

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How English Renders It

precious2×Hosea 13:15, Nahum 2:9

the pleasant2×Psalms 106:24, Zechariah 7:14

a desirable1×Jeremiah 3:19

and riches1×Daniel 11:38

and their precious1×Daniel 11:8

and valuables1×2 Chronicles 20:25

for the one desired1×Daniel 11:37

kinds of valuable1×2 Chronicles 32:27

like fine1×Jeremiah 25:34

My pleasant1×Jeremiah 12:10

of value1×2 Chronicles 36:10

one’s regret1×2 Chronicles 21:20

rich1×Daniel 10:3

stately1×Isaiah 2:16

the desire1×1 Samuel 9:20

the finest1×Genesis 27:15

the riches1×Daniel 11:43

who is highly precious1×Daniel 10:11

with all [their] treasures1×Haggai 2:7

you who are highly precious1×Daniel 10:19

your beautiful1×Ezekiel 26:12

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First aligned rowGenesis 27:15

Aligned rows23

Books represented12

Genesis11 Samuel12 Chronicles4Psalms1Isaiah1Jeremiah3Ezekiel1Daniel7Hosea1Nahum1Haggai1Zechariah1

Source forms

חֶמְדָּֽה׃4xḥem·dāh2 Chronicles 32:27, Jeremiah 25:34, Hosea 13:15, Nahum 2:9

חֶמְדַּ֣ת3xḥem·daṯ1 Samuel 9:20, 2 Chronicles 36:10, Haggai 2:7

חֶמְדָּ֔ה2xḥem·dāh2 Chronicles 21:20, Jeremiah 3:19

הַחֶמְדָּֽה׃1xha·ḥem·dāhIsaiah 2:16

הַחֲמֻדֹ֔ת1xha·ḥă·mu·ḏōṯGenesis 27:15

וּבַחֲמֻדֽוֹת׃1xū·ḇa·ḥă·mu·ḏō·wṯDaniel 11:38

חֶמְדָּ֑ה1xḥem·dāhPsalms 106:24

חֶמְדָּ֖ה1xḥem·dāhZechariah 7:14

Parsing patterns

Noun - feminine singular8x2 Chronicles 21:20, 2 Chronicles 32:27, Psalms 106:24, Jeremiah 3:19

Noun - feminine singular construct4x1 Samuel 9:20, 2 Chronicles 36:10, Daniel 11:37, Haggai 2:7

Adjective - masculine singular3xDaniel 10:3, Daniel 10:11, Daniel 10:19

Article | Noun - feminine plural1xGenesis 27:15

Article | Noun - feminine singular1xIsaiah 2:16

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural1xDaniel 11:38

Noun - feminine plural1x2 Chronicles 20:25

Noun - feminine plural construct1xDaniel 11:43

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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חֶמְדָּה

What does חֶמְדָּה (ḥemĕdāh) mean in the Bible?

What does חֶמְדָּה (ḥemĕdāh) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H2532?

Where does חֶמְדָּה (ḥemĕdāh) appear in Scripture?

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