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ḥāmad חָמַדAto desire, Bprecious thing’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root
Variants: חֲמוּדָה, חָמַד

ḥāmad Av Bn, f
Av
1) to desire, covet, take pleasure in, delight in
 1a) (Qal) to desire
 1b) (Niphal) to be desirable
 1c) (Piel) to delight greatly, desire greatly
B1) desirableness, preciousness

Mentioned in Genesis 2:9, 3:6 Exodus 34:24, 20:17 Deuteronomy 5:21, 7:25 Joshua 7:21 Isaiah 1:29, 53:2, 44:9 Micah 2:2 Psalms 39:12, 68:17, 19:11 Proverbs 21:20, 1:22, 6:25, 12:12 Job 20:20 Song of Songs 2:3 Daniel 11:38, 10:19, 10:11, 10:3, 9:23, 11:43 2 Chronicles 20:25

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