Ḥ-M-D (Arabic: ح-م-د, Hebrew: ח-מ-ד) is the triconsonantal Semitic root of many Arabic and some 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]

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Concepts

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Arabic

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  • 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

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  • Ḥemda חֶמְדָּה — "desire, delight, beauty".
  • Nehmad נֶחְמָד — "nice, cute, pleasant, lovely"
  • Ḥamud חָמוּד — "cute, lovely, sweet, pretty"
  • Maḥmad מַחְמָד — "something desirable", as in hayat maḥmad חַיַּת מַחְמָד "pet" ("desirable animal"), maḥmad eino מַחְמַד עֵינוֹ "someone's beloved" ("desire of his eyes")
  • Ḥemed חֶמֶד — "grace, charm"
  • Ḥamad חָמַד — "desired, coveted", as in lo taḥmod לֹא תַחְמֹד "Thou shalt not covet"

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References

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  1. ^ A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic by Hans Wehr, edited by J. Milton Cowan, fourth edition, 1979 (ISBN 0-87950-003-4), p. 238
  2. ^ A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament by William L. Holladay, 1971, p. 108