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Conj-w | 7× in 2 senses

Feminine noun meaning 'preciousness, desirable things, treasures'; also 'delicacies, choice food.'

Derived from the root chamad ('to desire'), this noun captures the quality of being deeply desirable or precious. Its most striking use is in Daniel's epithet ish chamudot, 'man of treasures,' meaning one greatly beloved by God (Daniel 9:23, 10:11, 10:19). It also describes costly material goods: precious spoils in 2 Chronicles 20:25, treasures of Egypt in Daniel 11:43, and costly stones in Daniel 11:38. In one specialized usage it denotes choice food or delicacies, when Daniel abstains from lechem chamudot, 'bread of desirable things,' during his fast (Daniel 10:3).

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1. preciousness, treasured things — Preciousness, costliness, or treasured things, whether persons or objects. Daniel is called ish chamudot ('man of treasures'), a term of divine endearment meaning 'greatly beloved' (Dan 9:23, 10:11, 10:19). The same word describes material valuables: costly spoils in 2 Chronicles 20:25 and the treasures of Egypt in Daniel 11:43. Spanish amado for Daniel and cosas-preciosas for material goods show how translators naturally split the personal and material applications of this single sense. 6×

EMOTION_ATTITUDE › Attitudes and Emotions › Beloved and Precious

AR["الْمَحْبُوبِ","شَهْوَاتٍ","مَحْبُوبٌ","نَفَائِسِ","وَ-بِـ-نَفَائِسَ"]·ben["ও-বহুমূল্য-বস্তুতে","প্রিয়","বহুমূল্য-বস্তু","বহুমূল্যের"]·DE["[ובחמדות]","[חמדות]","[חמודות]"]·EN["and-with-treasures","precious-things","treasured","treasures","treasures-of"]·FR["[חמדות]","désirable","et-désirable"]·heb["ו-ב-חמודות","חמדות","חמודות"]·HI["और-लालसा-की-वस्तुओं-से","प्रिय","बहुमूल्य","लालसा-की-वस्तुओं"]·ID["barang-barang-berharga","berharga","dan-dengan-barang-barang-berharga","sangat-dikasihi","yang-sangat-dikasihi"]·IT["[חמדות]","cose-preziose","e-in-cose-preziose","prezioso"]·jav["barang-aji-ipun","ingkang-dipun-tresnani","ingkang-éndah","lan-kanthi-barang-aji","panjenengan-punika-tiyang-ingkang-dipun-tresnani"]·KO["귀한","귀한-것들을","귀한-자여","그리고-에-귀한-것들로","사랑받는-자"]·PT["as-coisas-desejáveis-de","desejo","e-com-coisas-desejáveis","muito-amado"]·RU["возлюбленный","дорогоценные","желанный","и-сокровищами","сокровищами"]·ES["amado","cosas-preciosas-de","preciosos","y-con-cosas-preciosas"]·SW["mpendwa","na-kwa-vitu-vya-thamani","thamani","vya-thamani"]·TR["değerli","değerlilerin","sevgili","sevilenin","ve-ba-hazinelerle"]·urd["اور-ساتھ-قیمتی-چیزوں","قیمتی","قیمتی-چیزوں","پیارا","پیارے"]

2 Chr 20:25, Dan 9:23, Dan 10:11, Dan 10:19, Dan 11:38, Dan 11:43

2. delicacies, desirable food — Choice food or delicacies, a specialized application of 'desirable things' to the culinary domain. Found in Daniel 10:3, where lechem chamudot ('bread of desirable things') refers to rich or choice food that Daniel renounced during his three-week mourning period. The English 'delicacies' and Spanish delicias capture this gastronomic narrowing, distinguishing it from the broader 'precious things' sense. 1×

EMOTION_ATTITUDE › Attitudes and Emotions › Beloved and Precious

AR["شَهِيُّ"]·ben["সুস্বাদু"]·DE["[חמדות]"]·EN["delicacies"]·FR["désirable"]·heb["מעדנים"]·HI["स्वादिष्ट"]·ID["lezat"]·IT["cose-preziose"]·jav["eca"]·KO["귀한"]·PT["desejável"]·RU["вкусный"]·ES["delicias"]·SW["wa-thamani"]·TR["lezzetli"]·urd["لذیذ"]

Dan 10:3

BDB / Lexicon Reference

† [חֲמוּדָה] n.f. desirableness, preciousness—Pl. abs. חֲמוּדוֹת Dn 9:23; חֲמוּדֹת Ezr 8:37; חֲמֻדוֹת 2 Ch 20:25 + 4 times; חֲמֻדֹת Gn 27:15; cstr. חֲמֻדוֹת Dn 11:43;—desirable, choice things i.e. garments Gn 27:15 (‖ בגדים); cf. Dn 11:38 (‖ אבן יקרה), 11:43 (חֲמֻדוֹת מִצְרַיִם); = precious things Ezr 8:27 (as gold); כלי ח׳ 2 Ch 20:25; לֶחֶם ח׳ Dn 10:3; of man only אִיֹשׁ־ח׳ Dn 10:11, 19, and,…