Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
desire
Usage: desire, desirable thing, pleasant thing
Strong's Number
H4261
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
12
Books
8
Strong's H4261 Quick Answer
Strong's H4261 מַחמָד (machmad) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. machmad (makh-mawd') n-m. 1. delightful 2. (hence) a delight, i.e. object of affection or desire It has 12 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include desire, goodly, and beloved. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- machmad (makh-mawd') n-m. 1. delightful 2. (hence) a delight, i.e. object of affection or desire
- Usage
- 12 linked usages
- Books
- 8 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- desire, goodly, and beloved
Meaning and Definition
machmad (makh-mawd') n-m. 1. delightful 2. (hence) a delight, i.e. object of affection or desire [from H2530] KJV: beloved, desire, goodly, lovely, pleasant (thing). Root(s): H2530
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4261. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4261 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render machmad, 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.
How Strong's H4261 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 12 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4261 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 H4261 in the Old Testament
12 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Yet I will send my servants unto thee to morrow about this time, and they shall search thine house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, that whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away.
And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.
His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
Usage Excerpts
First 12 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4261.
Yet I will send my servants unto thee to morrow about this time, and they shall search thine house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, that whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away.
And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.
His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.
The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she hath seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation.
He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all that were pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire.
Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.
Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.
Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters,
For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns shall be in their tabernacles.
Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb.
Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things:
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4261, grouped by book.
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Lamentations 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 3 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 2 usages, Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H4261 FAQ
What does machmad (מַחְמָד) mean?
Machmad (Strong's H4261) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "desire". machmad (makh-mawd') n-m. 1. delightful 2. (hence) a delight, i.e. object of affection or desire
How many times is machmad (מַחְמָד) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 12 linked usages for Strong's H4261 across 8 books.
Where can I study machmad (מַחְמָד) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4261 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate machmad (מַחְמָד)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as desire, goodly, and beloved. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.