Lexical Summary machmud or machmod: a desirable or precious thing Original Word: מַחְמֻדTransliteration: machmud or machmod Phonetic Spelling: (makh-mood') Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Short Definition: a desirable or precious thing Meaning: a desirable or precious thing Strong's Concordance pleasant thing Or machmuwd {makh-mood'}; from chamad; desired; hence, a valuable -- pleasant thing. see HEBREW chamad Brown-Driver-Briggs H4262. machmud or machmod [מַחְמֹד] noun [masculine] desirable, precious thing; — מַחֲמֻדֶיהָ Lamentations 1:7, מַחֲמוֺדֵיהֶם 1:11 Kt (Qr מַחֲמַדֵּיהֶם). Perhaps ׳מַחֲמַדּ to be read in both; compare Sta§ 273 a. I. חמה (√ of following; compare Arabic protect, guard, RSK 136 LagBN 156; DlPr 91; BAS ii. 43 compare an Assyrian ê mû, surround, guard, compare Modern Syriac id.; Ethiopic III. 1 means contract affinity, be joined by affinity, probably denominative) |