Midvash

חֵשֶׁקchêsheq

= thing desired (1 Kings 9:19; 2 Chronicles 8:6; 1 Kings 9:1; Isaiah 21:4)

Pronunciation: khay'-shek · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2837

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • 1 Kings 9:1 So Solomon finished building the Temple of the Lord, as well as the royal palace. He completed everything he had planned to do.
  • 1 Kings 9:19 He built towns as supply centers and constructed towns where his chariots and horses could be stationed. He built everything he desired in Jerusalem and Lebanon and throughout his entire realm.
  • 2 Chronicles 8:6 He also rebuilt Baalath and other supply centers and constructed towns where his chariots and horses could be stationed. He built everything he desired in Jerusalem and Lebanon and throughout his entire realm.
  • Isaiah 21:4 My mind reels and my heart races. I longed for evening to come, but now I am terrified of the dark.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).