Definition

delightful; hence, a delight, i.e. object of affection or desire

Etymology

from H2530 (חָמַד);

Where the KJV renders it

• beloved
• desire
• goodly
• lovely
• pleasant (thing)

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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