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H2530

חָמַד

châmad [khaw-mad'] Verb
Core meaningto delight in

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H2530

to delight in

KJV usage: beauty, greatly beloved, covet, delectable thing, (× great) delight, desire, goodly, lust, (be) pleasant (thing), precious (thing).
Etymology: a primitive root;
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

delight in. Usage: beauty, greatly beloved, covet, delectable thing, (× great) delight, desire, goodly, lust, (be) pleasant (thing), precious (thing). beauty, greatly beloved, covet, delectable thing, (× great) delight, desire, goodly, lust, (be) pleasant (thing), precious (thing).

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