Usually translated as
desire, greatly beloved, covet, delight, pleasant, precious, beauty, goodly, lust, delectable thing
Occurrences
Châmad occurs 30 times in 29 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (3), Exodus (2), Deuteronomy (2), Joshua (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Ezra (1), Job (1), Psalms (3), Proverbs (4), Song of Songs (1), Isaiah (3), Daniel (6), Micah (1)
- Genesis 2:9 — And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant (נֶחְמָ֥ד) to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
- 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 (וְנֶחְמָ֤ד) to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
- Genesis 27:15 — And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:
- Exodus 20:17 — Thou shalt not covet (תַחְמֹ֖ד) 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 any thing that is thy neighbour’s.
- Exodus 20:17 — Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet (תַחְמֹ֞ד) thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.
- Exodus 34:24 — For I will cast out the nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders: neither shall any man desire (יַחְמֹ֥ד) thy land, when thou shalt go up to appear before the LORD thy God thrice in the year.
- Deuteronomy 5:21 — Neither shalt thou desire (תַחְמֹ֖ד) thy neighbour’s wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour’s house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour’s.
- Deuteronomy 7:25 — The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire (תַחְמֹד֩) the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the LORD thy God.
- 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 (וָֽאֶחְמְדֵ֖ם) them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
- 2 Chronicles 20:25 — And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious (חֲמֻד֔וֹת) jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much.
- Ezra 8:27 — Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious (חֲמוּדֹ֖ת) as gold.
- Job 20:20 — Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired (בַּ֝חֲמוּד֗וֹ).
- Psalms 19:10 — More to be desired (הַֽנֶּחֱמָדִ֗ים) 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 (חֲמוּד֑וֹ) to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.
- Psalms 68:16 — Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth (חָמַ֣ד) to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.
- Proverbs 1:22 — How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight (חָמְד֣וּ) in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
- Proverbs 6:25 — Lust (תַּחְמֹ֣ד) not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
- Proverbs 12:12 — The wicked desireth (חָמַ֣ד) the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
- Proverbs 21:20 — There is treasure to be desired (נֶחְמָ֣ד) and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
- Song of Songs 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 (חִמַּ֣דְתִּי), and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
- Isaiah 1:29 — For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired (חֲמַדְתֶּ֑ם), and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.
- Isaiah 44:9 — They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things (וַחֲמוּדֵיהֶ֖ם) shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.
- 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 beauty that we should desire (וְנֶחְמְדֵֽהוּ) him.
- Daniel 9:23 — At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision.
- Daniel 10:3 — I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.
- Daniel 10:11 — And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.
- Daniel 10:19 — And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.
- Daniel 11:38 — But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things (וּבַחֲמֻדֽוֹת).
- Daniel 11:43 — But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things (חֲמֻד֣וֹת) of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
- Micah 2:2 — And they covet (וְחָמְד֤וּ) 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.