מַחְמָדmachmâd

Meanings

Same root

• חָמַדchâmad · H2530to delight in
• מַחְמָלmachmâl · H4263properly, sympathy;

Where it appears

Appears 13 times in the Bible.

• 1 Kings 20:6 But about this time tomorrow I will send my officials to search your palace and the homes of your officials. They will take away everything you consider valuable!’”
• 2 Chronicles 36:19 Then his army burned the Temple of God, tore down the walls of Jerusalem, burned all the palaces, and completely destroyed everything of value.
• Song of Solomon 5:16 His mouth is sweetness itself; he is desirable in every way. Such, O women of Jerusalem, is my lover, my friend.
• Isaiah 64:11 The holy and beautiful Temple where our ancestors praised you has been burned down, and all the things of beauty are destroyed.
• Lamentations 1:10 The enemy has plundered her completely, taking every precious thing she owns. She has seen foreigners violate her sacred Temple, the place the Lord had forbidden them to enter.
• Lamentations 1:11 Her people groan as they search for bread. They have sold their treasures for food to stay alive. “O Lord, look,” she mourns, “and see how I am despised.