נֶחְמָ֣ד
𐤍𐤇𐤌𐤃
nechemad
precious
a primitive root; to delight in; beauty, greatly beloved, covet, delectable thing, ([idiom] great) delight, desire, goodly, lust, (be) pleasant (thing), precious (thing).
H2530
Proverbs 21:20 · Word #2
Lexicon H2530
| Lemma | חָמַד |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤌𐤃 |
| Transliteration | châmad |
| Strong's | H2530 |
| In-context | precious |
Morphology HVNrmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | N — Niphal — Simple passive or reflexive |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H2530-02
a desired one
| Root | חמד (ḥ-m-d) |
| Core Meanings | desire, delight in, take pleasure in, covet, find precious |
| Semantic Range | desirable, precious, delightful, pleasant, coveted, lovely |
| Conceptual Significance | Derived from the same root used in prohibitions against coveting (e.g., the tenth commandment), the term can denote both rightful appreciation of beauty or goodness and the object of wrongful desire, highlighting the moral dimension of desire in biblical thought. |
| Morphological Notes | Niphal participle, masculine singular, absolute; passive/reflexive stem indicating the state of being desired or found delightful. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form נֶחְמָד is a Niphal participle masculine singular absolute from חמד, conveying a passive sense: "one who is desired" or "that which is desired." Rendering it as "a desired one" preserves both the root idea of desire/delight and the masculine singular participial form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חמד (desire, delight in, take pleasure in, covet, find precious)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2530-01 |
chamudot | delights |
H2531-01 |
chemed | a delight |
H2532-01 |
chemedah | a desired thing |
H2532-02 |
chemedat | delight-of |
|
machamadeyha | her cherished delights |
H4261-01 |
machemad | thing-of-desire |
H2530-03 |
tachemod | you (masculine singular) shall desire |
Word Usage (28 occurrences of H2530)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 2:9 | נֶחְמָ֥ד | nechemad | pleasing |
| Genesis 3:6 | וְ/נֶחְמָ֤ד | venechemad | and desirable |
| Exodus 20:17 | תַחְמֹ֖ד | tachemod | you shall covet |