What does מַחְמָד mean in the Bible?
e. object of affection or desire".
Hebrew · H4261
מַחְמָד
Delightful ; hence, a delight , i.e. object of affection or desire
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מַחְמָד H4261
What does מַחְמָד mean in the Bible?
מַחְמָד is a Hebrew word meaning "delightful ; hence, a delight , i.e. object of affection or desire".
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How does the BSB render H4261?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the desire (3), her treasures (1), lovely (1), of value (1), precious (1).
Where does מַחְמָד appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Kings 20:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (3), Hosea (2), Lamentations (2), 1 Kings (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 the desire 3× Ezekiel 24:16, Ezekiel 24:21, Ezekiel 24:25
her treasures 1× Lamentations 1:10
lovely 1× Song Of Solomon 5:16
of value 1× 2 Chronicles 36:19
precious 1× 1 Kings 20:6
that was dear to us 1× Isaiah 64:11
the darlings 1× Hosea 9:16
Their precious 1× Hosea 9:6
treasures 1× Joel 3:5
who were pleasing 1× Lamentations 2:4
Show sample aligned rows
1 Kings 20:6 מַחְמַ֣ד to precious Noun - masculine singular construct 2 Chronicles 36:19 מַחֲמַדֶּ֖יהָ to of value Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Song Of Solomon 5:16 מַחֲמַדִּ֑ים to lovely Noun - masculine plural Isaiah 64:11 מַחֲמַדֵּ֖ינוּ to that was dear to us Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Lamentations 1:10 מַחֲמַדֶּ֑יהָ to her treasures Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Lamentations 2:4 מַחֲמַדֵּי־ to who were pleasing Noun - masculine plural construct Ezekiel 24:16 מַחְמַ֥ד to the desire Noun - masculine singular construct Ezekiel 24:21 מַחְמַ֥ד to the desire Noun - masculine singular construct Ezekiel 24:25 מַחְמַ֤ד to the desire Noun - masculine singular construct Hosea 9:6 מַחְמַ֣ד to Their precious Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Kings 20:6
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 8
1 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 1 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 1 Lamentations 2 Ezekiel 3 Hosea 2 Joel 1
Source forms
מַחְמַ֣ד 2x maḥ·maḏ 1 Kings 20:6, Hosea 9:6
מַחְמַ֥ד 2x maḥ·maḏ Ezekiel 24:16, Ezekiel 24:21
וּמַֽחֲמַדַּי֙ 1x ū·ma·ḥă·mad·day Joel 3:5
מַחְמַ֤ד 1x maḥ·maḏ Ezekiel 24:25
מַחֲמַדֵּ֥י 1x ma·ḥă·mad·dê Hosea 9:16
מַחֲמַדֵּי־ 1x ma·ḥă·mad·dê- Lamentations 2:4
מַחֲמַדֶּ֖יהָ 1x ma·ḥă·mad·de·hā 2 Chronicles 36:19
מַחֲמַדֶּ֑יהָ 1x ma·ḥă·mad·de·hā Lamentations 1:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 5x 1 Kings 20:6, Ezekiel 24:16, Ezekiel 24:21, Ezekiel 24:25
Noun - masculine plural construct 2x Lamentations 2:4, Hosea 9:16
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 2x 2 Chronicles 36:19, Lamentations 1:10
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular 1x Joel 3:5
Noun - masculine plural 1x Song Of Solomon 5:16
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural 1x Isaiah 64:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. delightful ; hence, a delight , i.e. object of affection or desire
Source Gloss
delightful ; hence, a delight , i.e. object of affection or desire
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
delightful; hence, a delight, i.e. object of affection or desire BDB: desire Usage: beloved, desire, goodly, lovely, pleasant (thing).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מַחְמָד is built from this root:
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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