Machmud — H4262

Definition

masculine noun

desired; hence, a valuable

1. desirable, precious thing

Usually translated as

pleasant thing

Origin

or machmûwd; from H2530

• Derived from Châmad (H2530)

Occurrences

Machmud occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Lamentations (2)

• Lamentations 1:7 — Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things (מַחֲמֻדֶ֔יהָ) that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her: the adversaries saw her, and did mock at her sabbaths.
• Lamentations 1:11 — All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul: see, O LORD, and consider; for I am become vile.