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Strong's H2532 חֶמְדָּה (chemdah)

Chemdah means “delight” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G2532 — kai in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H2532
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 19
Books 13

Strong's H2532 Quick Answer

Strong's H2532 חֶמדָּה (chemdah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. chemdah (khem-daw') adj. 1. delight [feminine of H2531] It has 19 linked Bible usages across 13 books. Visible English usage signals include pleasant, desire, precious, and goodly. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
chemdah (khem-daw') adj. 1. delight [feminine of H2531]
Usage
19 linked usages
Books
13 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
pleasant, desire, precious, and goodly

Meaning and Definition

chemdah (khem-daw') adj. 1. delight [feminine of H2531] KJV: desire, goodly, pleasant, precious. Root(s): H2531

Original Word
חֶמדָּה
Transliteration
chemdah
Derivation
First root strongs: 2531
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2532. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H2532 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render chemdah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

pleasant 2 Chronicles 32:27 desire 1 Samuel 9:20 precious Ezra 8:27 goodly 2 Chronicles 36:10

How Strong's H2532 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 19 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H2532 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H2532 in the Old Testament

19 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 27:15 KJV

And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:

1 Samuel 9:20 KJV

And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father's house?

2 Chronicles 21:20 KJV

Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed without being desired. Howbeit they buried him in the city of David, but not in the sepulchres of the kings.

Usage Excerpts

First 19 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2532.

Genesis 27:15 Old Testament, KJV
And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:
1 Samuel 9:20 Old Testament, KJV
And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father's house?
2 Chronicles 21:20 Old Testament, KJV
Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed without being desired. Howbeit they buried him in the city of David, but not in the sepulchres of the kings.
2 Chronicles 32:27 Old Testament, KJV
And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels;
2 Chronicles 36:10 Old Testament, KJV
And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the LORD, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.
Ezra 8:27 Old Testament, KJV
Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.
Psalms 106:24 Old Testament, KJV
Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:
Isaiah 2:16 Old Testament, KJV
And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.
Jeremiah 3:19 Old Testament, KJV
But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.
Jeremiah 12:10 Old Testament, KJV
Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.
Jeremiah 25:34 Old Testament, KJV
Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.
Ezekiel 26:12 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of thy merchandise: and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy thy pleasant houses: and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the water.
Daniel 11:8 Old Testament, KJV
And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north.
Daniel 11:37 Old Testament, KJV
Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
Daniel 11:43 Old Testament, KJV
But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
Hosea 13:15 Old Testament, KJV
Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.
Nahum 2:9 Old Testament, KJV
Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for there is none end of the store and glory out of all the pleasant furniture.
Haggai 2:7 Old Testament, KJV
And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.
Zechariah 7:14 Old Testament, KJV
But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2532, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 3 usages, Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Daniel 3 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament
Haggai 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H2532 FAQ

What does chemdah (חֶמְדָּה) mean?

Chemdah (Strong's H2532) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "delight". chemdah (khem-daw') adj. 1. delight [feminine of H2531]

How many times is chemdah (חֶמְדָּה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 19 linked usages for Strong's H2532 across 13 books.

Where can I study chemdah (חֶמְדָּה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2532 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate chemdah (חֶמְדָּה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as pleasant, desire, precious, and goodly. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.