Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
desirable
Usage: desirable, precious thing
Strong's Number
H4262
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
2
Books
1
Strong's H4262 Quick Answer
Strong's H4262 מַחמוּד מַחמוּד (machmud) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. machmud (makh-mood') (or machmuwd {makh-mood'}) n-m. 1. desired 2. (hence) a valuable It has 2 linked Bible usages across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include pleasant. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- machmud (makh-mood') (or machmuwd {makh-mood'}) n-m. 1. desired 2. (hence) a valuable
- Usage
- 2 linked usages
- Books
- 1 indexed book
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- pleasant
Meaning and Definition
machmud (makh-mood') (or machmuwd {makh-mood'}) n-m. 1. desired 2. (hence) a valuable [from H2530] KJV: pleasant thing. Root(s): H2530
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4262. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4262 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render machmud, 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
Lamentations 1:7
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How Strong's H4262 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 2 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4262 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 H4262 in the Old Testament
2 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her: the adversaries saw her, and did mock at her sabbaths.
All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul: see, O LORD, and consider; for I am become vile.
Usage Excerpts
First 2 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4262.
Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her: the adversaries saw her, and did mock at her sabbaths.
All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul: see, O LORD, and consider; for I am become vile.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4262, grouped by book.
Lamentations 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H4262 FAQ
What does machmud (מַחְמֻד) mean?
Machmud (Strong's H4262) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "pleasant thing". machmud (makh-mood') (or machmuwd {makh-mood'}) n-m. 1. desired 2. (hence) a valuable
How many times is machmud (מַחְמֻד) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 2 linked usages for Strong's H4262 across 1 book.
Where can I study machmud (מַחְמֻד) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4262 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate machmud (מַחְמֻד)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as pleasant. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.