חֶמְדָּן
𐤇𐤌𐤃𐤍
Chemedan
H2533 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Proper noun, masculine personal name: Chemdan. The name means 'delightful' or 'desirable,' likely conveying the sense of 'pleasant one' or 'one who is desirable.' Used as the name of a descendant of Esau (an Edomite/Idumaean clan leader) in genealogical records.
Semantic Range
proper name; 'pleasant one'; 'desirable'; used as name of an Edomite clan leader
Root / Etymology
Formed from the root חמד (ḥmd, 'to delight in, desire') with the personal/name suffix -ָן (-ān). The name literally expresses the idea of pleasure or desirability. The forename derives from חֶמֶד (ḥémed, 'delight, desirable thing').
Historical & Contextual Notes
חֶמְדָּן Chemdan appears as a personal name in Genesis 36:26 and 1 Chronicles 1:41, listed among the descendants of Esau (Edomites/Idumaeans). The use of quality-based names (such as 'pleasant' or 'precious') was common in the Hebrew Bible, especially in genealogical traditions. Chemdan's identification as an Idumaean reflects the meaning of the name assigned to an ancestor of a specific Edomite clan; later translations (e.g., KJV: Hemdan) preserve this form but do not reflect its etymological sense. This name is not applied to Israelites, but to an Edomite. There are no explicit post-biblical, religious, or geographic developments of the name's meaning. The KJV renders the name as Hemdan in Genesis but Amram in Chronicles, due to a textual variant; however, original Hebrew manuscripts maintain Chemdan/ Hemdan. The base root חמד elsewhere commonly expresses the sense of desirability or delight, but this proper noun functions solely as a name.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from חֶמֶד; pleasant; Chemdan, an Idumaean; Hemdan.
Bantu Hebrew
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חמד (ḥ-m-d) — to desire, to delight in, to take pleasure in, to covet
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H2530 | חָמַד | his desired one |
| H2531 | חֶמֶד | precious thing |
| H2532 | חֶמְדָּה | desirable things |
| H4261 | מַחְמָד | desired treasures of |
| H4262 | מַחְמֻד | her desired things |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H2533-01 |
חֶמְדָּ֥ן | chemedan | HNp |
Hemdan | Desirable one | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H2533-01 |
Genesis 36:26 | חֶמְדָּ֥ן | chemedan | HNp |
Hemdan | Desirable one |