The meaning of “חֶמֶד”
Understanding chemed reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
desirable, pleasant. - delight 1) desire, delight, beauty, desirable, pleasant
חֶמֶד
desirable, pleasant. - delight 1) desire, delight, beauty, desirable, pleasant
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Isaiah 32:12 | “They shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine.” Word: חֶמֶד (chemed) | |
| Ezekiel 23:6 | “Which were clothed with blue, captains and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses.” Word: חֶמֶד (chemed) | |
| Ezekiel 23:12 | “She doted upon the Assyrians her neighbours, captains and rulers clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding upon horses, all of them desirable young men.” Word: חֶמֶד (chemed) | |
| Ezekiel 23:23 | “The Babylonians, and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them: all of them desirable young men, captains and rulers, great lords and renowned, all of them riding upon horses.” Word: חֶמֶד (chemed) | |
| Amos 5:11 | “Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.” Word: חֶמֶד (chemed) |
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