Know the Word.

Hebrew word

machmâd

makh-mawd'

מַחְמָד

What it means

delightful

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

Where it comes from

from châmad (חָמַד)

How the King James translates it

  • pleasant3
  • things3
  • desire3
  • goodly1
  • lovely1
  • beloved1

Every place it appears 12

1 Kings20:6
2 Chronicles36:19
Song of Solomon5:16
Isaiah64:11
Lamentations1:101:112:4
Hosea9:69:16