חָמַד chamad
Hebrew word for “to desire” · Strong’s H2530 · used 25 times in 24 verses
Meaning
v; 1) to desire, covet, take pleasure in, delight in;
Senses in the lexicon
- to desire (21)
- precious thing (4)
How it is translated
Glosses given for chamad in context, with how often each is used:
- desirable 3
- must covet 3
- precious things 3
- will covet 2
- desired 2
- desire 2
- among desired things 1
- those desirable 1
- desired thing 1
- which he desired 1
- do they delight in? 1
- covets 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proverbs | 4 | 0.6 | |
| Exodus | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Psalms | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Isaiah | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Genesis | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Deuteronomy | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Daniel | 2 | 0.3 | |
| Joshua | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Chronicles | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Ezra | 1 | 0.3 | |
| Job | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Song of Solomon | 1 | 0.8 |
Also in 1 more book.
Chapters where it is used most
Daniel 11 (2), Genesis 2 (1), Genesis 3 (1), Exodus 20 (1), Exodus 34 (1), Deuteronomy 5 (1), Deuteronomy 7 (1), Joshua 7 (1), 2 Chronicles 20 (1), Ezra 8 (1)
Forms
- תחמד 5
- נחמד 2
- חמד 2
- חמדות 2
- ונחמד 1
- יחמד 1
- ואחמדם 1
- בחמודו 1
- הנחמדים 1
- חמודו 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with chamad more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- זָהָב zahav “gold” 6
- כֶּסֶף keseph “silver” 4
- טוֹב tov “pleasant” 4
- מָתוֹק matoq “sweet” 2
- רָאָה raah “to see” 5
- מַאֲכָל maakhal “food” 2
- שֹׁרֶשׁ sheresh “root” 2
- עֵץ ets “tree” 3
- לָקַח laqach “to take” 4
- אָמָה amah “maidservant” 2
- שָׁלָל shalal “spoil” 2
- שׁוֹר shor “cattle” 2
Key verses
The verses using chamad that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 2:9 — And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden,…
- Genesis 3:6 — And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit…
- Exodus 20:17 — Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor…
- Deuteronomy 7:25 — The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared…
- Joshua 7:21 — When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them,…
- Psalms 19:10 — More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
- Psalms 39:11 — When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.
- Proverbs 1:22 — How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
- Song of Solomon 2:3 — As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my…
- Isaiah 44:9 — They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know;…
- Isaiah 53:2 — For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no…
- Micah 2:2 — And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
See all 24 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.