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H2530 · חָמַד

châmad

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

to delight in

KJV gloss list in the source

beauty, greatly beloved, covet, delectable thing, ([idiom] great) delight, desire, goodly, lust, (be) pleasant (thing), precious (thing).

Source pronunciation notation: khaw-mad'

Derivation recorded by Strong

a primitive root;

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