To desire, to want to have

H2530
Hebrew
UBS
חָמַד
châmadkhaw-mad'

Definition

= process by which humans or deities experience an eager desire for a person or object

Semantic Domains

Wish
Good
Right

Etymology

a primitive root;

KJV Translations

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

Occurrences20
Frequency Rank#1391

Verse Usage

This word appears 20 times in the Bible. Verse examples coming soon.