desire, desirable thing, pleasant thing
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H4261 — מַחְמָד
mach.mad · desire · Hebrew/Aramaic
9 tagged verse occurrences
1 Kings 20:6 · מַחְמַ֣דBut about this time tomorrow I will send my servants to search your palace and the houses of your servants. They will seize and carry away all that is precious to you.’”2 Chronicles 36:19 · מַחֲמַדֶּ֖יהָThen the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value.Song of Solomon 5:16 · מַחֲמַדִּ֑יםHis mouth is most sweet; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.Isaiah 64:11 · מַחֲמַדֵּ֖ינוּOur holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.Lamentations 1:10 · מַחֲמַדֶּ֑יהָThe adversary has seized all her treasures. For she has seen the nations enter her sanctuary—those You had forbidden to enter Your assembly.Lamentations 1:11 · מַחֲמַדֵּיהֶ֛םAll her people groan as they search for bread. They have traded their treasures for food to keep themselves alive. Look, O LORD, and consider, for I have become despised.Lamentations 2:4 · מַחֲמַדֵּי־He has bent His bow like an enemy; His right hand is positioned. Like a foe He has killed all who were pleasing to the eye; He has poured out His wrath like fire on the tent of the Daughter of Zion.Hosea 9:6 · מַחְמַ֣דFor even if they flee destruction, Egypt will gather them and Memphis will bury them. Their precious silver will be taken over by thistles, and thorns will overrun their tents.Hosea 9:16 · מַחֲמַדֵּ֥יEphraim is struck down; their root is withered; they cannot bear fruit. Even if they bear children, I will slay the darlings of their wombs.