חֶמְדָּ֔ה
𐤇𐤌𐤃𐤄
chemedah
one's regret
feminine of חֶמֶד; delight; desire, goodly, pleasant, precious.
H2532
2 Chronicles 21:20 · Word #12
Lexicon H2532
| Lemma | חֶמְדָּה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤌𐤃𐤄 |
| Transliteration | chemdâh |
| Strong's | H2532 |
| In-context | one's regret |
Morphology HNcfsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H2532-01
a desired thing
| Root | חמד (ḥ-m-d) |
| Core Meanings | desire, delight, take pleasure in, covet, cherish |
| Semantic Range | delight, desire, precious thing, object of longing, that which is pleasant or valuable |
| Conceptual Significance | חֶמְדָּה often denotes what the heart finds beautiful or worth pursuing, whether materially precious items or deeply cherished blessings. It can express both wholesome delight and misplaced desire, highlighting the moral and spiritual direction of one’s longings in the biblical worldview. |
| Morphological Notes | Common feminine singular noun in the absolute state (HNcfsa); no article or suffix; derived from the verbal root חמד. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun חֶמְדָּה derives from the root חמד, expressing desire and delight. Rendering it as "a desired thing" preserves the root sense of something longed for or cherished, while reflecting the feminine singular absolute form with an indefinite singular English expression. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חמד (desire, delight, take pleasure in, covet, cherish)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2530-01 |
chamudot | delights |
H2531-01 |
chemed | a delight |
H2532-02 |
chemedat | delight-of |
H4261-01 |
machemad | thing-of-desire |
H2530-02 |
tachemod | you (masculine singular) shall desire |
Word Usage (18 occurrences of H2532)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 27:15 | הַ/חֲמֻדֹ֔ת | hachamudot | the desirable |
| 1 Samuel 9:20 | חֶמְדַּ֣ת | chemedat | desire-of |
| Isaiah 2:16 | הַ/חֶמְדָּֽה | hachemedah | the desire |