מחמד
Hebrew
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| ח־מ־ד (kh-m-d) |
Noun
[edit]מַחְמָד • (makhmád) m (plural indefinite מַחְמַדִּים, singular construct מַחְמַד־, plural construct מַחְמַדֵּי־) [pattern: מִקְטָל]
- A pleasant, precious, or lovely thing.
- Tanach, 1 Kings 20:6, with translation of the King James Version:
- […] כָּל־מַחְמַד עֵינֶיךָ יָשִׂימוּ בְיָדָם וְלָקָחוּ׃
- […] kol-makhmád einékha yasímu b'yadám v'lakákhu.
- […] whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away.
- Tanach, 1 Chronicles 36:19, with translation of the King James Version:
- […] וְכָל־כְּלֵי מַחֲמַדֶּיהָ […]
- […] v'khól-k'léi makhamadéha […]
- […] and […] all the goodly vessels thereof.
- Tanach, Song of Songs 5:16, with translation of the King James Version:
- חִכּוֹ מַמְתַקִּים וְכֻלּוֹ מַחֲמַדִּים זֶה דוֹדִי וְזֶה רֵעִי בְּנוֹת יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם׃
- khikó mamtakím v'khuló makhamadím ze dodí v'zé re'í b'nót y'rushaláim.
- His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
- Tanach, Isaiah 64:11, with translation of the King James Version:
- בֵּית קָדְשֵׁנוּ וְתִפְאַרְתֵּנוּ אֲשֶׁר הִלְלוּךָ אֲבֹתֵינוּ הָיָה לִשְׂרֵפַת אֵשׁ וְכָל־מַחֲמַדֵּינוּ הָיָה לְחָרְבָּה׃
- beit kodshéinu v'tif'artéinu ashér hil'lúkha avotéinu hayá lis'refát eish v'khol-makhamadéinu hayá l'khorbá.
- Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.
Derived terms
[edit]- חיית מחמד (khayát makhmád)
Related terms
[edit]- נחמד (nekhmád)
Proper noun
[edit]מֻחַמַּד • (mukhamad) m