- Original: חמדּה - Transliteration: Chemdah - Phonetic: khem-daw' - Definition: n f 1. desire, that which is desirable adj 2. pleasant, precious - Origin: from H2531 - TWOT entry: 673b - Part(s) of speech: - Strong's: Feminine of H2531 ; delight: - desire goodly pleasant precious. Total KJV Occurrences: 16 • desire, 3 1 Samuel 9:20; Daniel 11:37; Haggai 2:7 • desired, 1 2 Chronicles 21:20 • goodly, 1 2 Chronicles 36:10 • pleasant, 10 2 Chronicles 32:27; Psalm 106:24; Isaiah 2:16; Jeremiah 3:19; Jeremiah 12:10; Jeremiah 25:34; Ezekiel 26:12; Hosea 13:15; Nahum 2:9; Zechariah 7:14 • precious, 1 Daniel 11:8