מחמד

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־מ־ד (kh-m-d)

From the root ח־מ־ד (ḥ-m-d).

Noun

מַחְמָד • (makhmád) m (plural indefinite מַחְמַדִּים, singular construct מַחְמַד־, plural construct מַחְמַדֵּי־) [pattern: מִקְטָל]

1. A pleasant or lovely thing.
   • Tanach, 1 Kings 20:6:

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     […] 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:

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     […] וְכָל־כְּלֵי מַחֲמַדֶּיהָ […]

     […] v'khól-k'léi makhamadéha […]

     […] and […] all the goodly vessels thereof.

   • Tanach, Song of Songs 5:16:

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     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:

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     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.

Related terms

• נחמד (nekhmád)

Anagrams

• מדחם