Ḥ-M-D
Ḥ-M-D (
Hebrew words. Many of those words are used as names. The basic meaning expressed by the root is "to praise" in Arabic and "to desire" in Hebrew.[1][2]
Usage
Concepts
Arabic
- Hamd — "praise", a song or poem in praise of Allah
- Mahmad — "desire, desirable thing, pleasant thing, beloved, goodly, lovely, pleasant, desirable, precious ones, precious things, precious treasures, treasures, valuable"
- Mahmud — "desirable, precious thing, pleasant thing"
Hebrew
- Hemda חֶמְדָּה — "desire, delight, beauty".
- Nehmad נֶחְמָד — "nice, cute, pleasant, lovely"
- Hamud חָמוּד — "cute, lovely, sweet, pretty"
- Mahmad מַחְמָד — "something desirable", as in Hayat Mahmad חַיַּת מַחְמָד "pet" ("desirable animal"), Mahmad Eino מַחְמַד עֵינוֹ "someone's beloved" ("desire of his eyes")
- Hemed חֶמֶד — "grace, charm"
- Hamad חָמַד — "desired, coveted", as in Lo Tahmod לֹא תַחְמֹד "Thou shalt not covet"
Names
- Ahmed — "highly praised
- Hamid — "[the one] given praise"
- Muhammad/Mahmud — "praiseworthy"
- ‘Abd al-Hamid— "servant of the Most Praised"
- Hamoudi חֲמוּדִי — Hebrew colloquial name, lit. 'cutie'
- Hemed חֶמֶד — a village in Gush Dan, Israel
References
- ISBN 0-87950-003-4), p. 238
- ^ A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament by William L. Holladay, 1971, p. 108
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