{
  "type": "word",
  "id": "H4261",
  "lemma": "מַחְמָד",
  "transliteration": "machmâd",
  "definition": "delightful; hence, a delight, i.e. object of affection or desire",
  "kjv": "beloved, desire, goodly, lovely, pleasant (thing).",
  "occurrences": 12,
  "language": "Hebrew",
  "builtFrom": [
    {
      "id": "H2530",
      "lemma": "חָמַד",
      "transliteration": "châmad",
      "meaning": "to delight in",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/word/H2530"
    }
  ],
  "brownDriverBriggs": [
    "מַחְמָד n.m. desire, desirable thing"
  ],
  "whereItOccurs": [
    {
      "reference": "1 Kings 20:6",
      "text": "but I will send my servants to you tomorrow about this time, and they will search your house and the houses of your…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/20?v=6"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Isaiah 64:10",
      "text": "Our holy and our beautiful house where our fathers praised you is burned with fire. All our pleasant places are laid…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/64?v=10"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Ezekiel 24:16",
      "text": "“Son of man, behold, I will take away from you the desire of your eyes with one stroke; yet you shall neither mourn nor…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ezekiel/24?v=16"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Ezekiel 24:21",
      "text": "‘Speak to the house of Israel, “The Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ezekiel/24?v=21"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Ezekiel 24:25",
      "text": "“You, son of man, shouldn’t it be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ezekiel/24?v=25"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Hosea 9:6",
      "text": "For, behold, when they flee destruction, Egypt will gather them up. Memphis will bury them. Nettles will possess their…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/hosea/9?v=6"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Hosea 9:16",
      "text": "Ephraim is struck. Their root has dried up. They will bear no fruit. Even though they give birth, yet I will kill the…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/hosea/9?v=16"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Joel 4:5",
      "text": "Because you have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried my finest treasures into your temples,",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/joel/4?v=5"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Song of Songs 5:16",
      "text": "His mouth is sweetness; yes, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, daughters of Jerusalem.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/song-of-songs/5?v=16"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Lamentations 1:10",
      "text": "The adversary has spread out his hand on all her pleasant things; for she has seen that the nations have entered into…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/lamentations/1?v=10"
    }
  ],
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