Strong’s H2531 · Hebrew

חֶמֶד
chemed
kheh'-med

Definition

delight

Etymology

from H2530 (חָמַד);

Where the KJV renders it

  • desirable
  • pleasant

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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