Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H2837: חֵשֶׁק

chêsheq · pronounced khay'-shek · “desire”

Definition

delight

KJV translates it as: desire, pleasure.

Word origin: from H2836 (חָשַׁק);

Extended definition

desire, thing desired

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H2837 is translated

  • the desire of ×3
  • my ×1

Bible verses with H2837 (chêsheq)

Chêsheq appears in 4 verses.

  • 1 Kings 9:1

    And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and all Solomon’s desire which he was pleased to do,

  • 1 Kings 9:19

    And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

  • 2 Chronicles 8:6

    And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion.

  • Isaiah 21:4

    My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.