Many islam religion ustad/ustadh/ustaz claim the name of their prophet muhammad are mentioned in the old testament of the bible and are mentioned as machmad H4261.
Possibility about that claim muhammad in the old testament of the bible :
* Someone who are born in about the year 570 CE or about the 6th century CE, taking the word machmad H4261 from verses in the books of old testament of the bible which are done being written approximately between 1200 BC - 165 BC, and change/modify the word machmad H4261 to be the word muhammad and use it as one of their middle name as Abū al-qāsim muḥammad ibn ʿabd allāh ibn ʿabd al-muṭṭalib ibn hāshim - https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/who-was-muhammad#:~:text=Muhammad.,when%20he%20was%20a%20child.
* Why he use the word machmad H4261 and change it to muhammad, possibility because he's claim that :
Muhammad saw himself as the last prophet of the Judaic-Christian tradition. He used aspects of these older religions and combined them with new doctrines of his own to form the basis of Islam. His teachings united the many different tribes of the Arabian Peninsula and forever changed the history of the Middle East and the rest of the world - https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/who-was-muhammad#:~:text=basis%20of%20Islam
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Songs 5:16; 1 Kings 20:6; 2 Chronicles 36:19; Isaiah 64:11; Lamentations 1:10; 2:4; Ezekiel 24:16; 24:21: 24:25; Hosea 9:6: 9:16; Joel 3:5;
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Songs%205%3A16%3B%201%20Kings%2020%3A6%3B%202%20Chronicles%2036%3A19%3B%20Isaiah%2064%3A11%3B%20Lamentations%201%3A10%3B%202%3A4%3B%20Ezekiel%2024%3A16%3B%2024%3A21%3A%2024%3A25%3B%20Hosea%209%3A6%3A%209%3A16%3B%20Joel%203%3A5%3B&version=KJV
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H4261. machmad: Desire, precious, beloved, desirable thing
Original Word: מַחְמָד
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: machmad
Pronunciation: makh-MAD
Phonetic Spelling: (makh-mawd')
Definition: Desire, precious, beloved, desirable thing
Meaning: delightful, a delight, object of affection, desire
Word Origin: Derived from the root חָמַד (chamad), meaning "to desire" or "to covet."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for "machmad" is ἐπιθυμία (epithymia), which also conveys the idea of desire or longing.
Usage: The Hebrew word "machmad" generally refers to something that is highly desired or cherished. It is often used to describe objects or qualities that are precious or beloved. The term can be applied to material possessions, people, or abstract qualities that are considered valuable or desirable.
Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of desire was closely linked to value and worth. Objects or people described as "machmad" were often those that held significant importance or were highly esteemed. This could include treasures, loved ones, or even desirable attributes. The cultural context of the time placed a strong emphasis on the value of possessions and relationships, which is reflected in the usage of this term.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from chamad
Definition
desire, desirable thing
NASB Translation
desirable (2), desire (3), pleasant (1), precious ones (1), precious things (2), precious treasures (1), treasures (1), valuable (1).
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Songs 5:16 (KJV)
5:16 His mouth [is] most sweet: yea, he [is] altogether lovely H4261. This [is] my beloved, and this [is] my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/sng/5/16/ss1/s_676016
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1 Kings 20:6 (KJV)
20:6 Yet I will send my servants unto thee to morrow about this time, and they shall search thine house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, [that] whatsoever is pleasant H4261 in thine eyes, they shall put [it] in their hand, and take [it] away.
https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/1ki/20/6/ss1/s_311006
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2 Chronicles 36:191 (KJV)
36:19 And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly H4621 vessels thereof.
https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/2ch/36/1/ss1/s_403001
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Isaiah 64:11 (KJV)
64:11 Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things H4621 are laid waste.
https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/isa/64/11/ss1/s_743011
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Lamentations 1:10 (KJV)
1:10 The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: H4621 for she hath seen [that] the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom thou didst command [that] they should not enter into thy congregation.
https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/lam/1/10/ss1/s_798010
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Lamentations 2:4 (KJV)
2:4 He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all [that were] pleasant H4621 to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire.
https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/lam/2/4/ss1/s_799004
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Ezekiel 24:16 (KJV)
24:16 Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire H4261 of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.
https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/eze/24/16/ss1/s_826016
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Ezekiel 24:21 (KJV)
24:21 Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire H4261 of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.
https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/eze/24/21/ss1/s_826021
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Ezekiel 24:25 (KJV)
24:25 Also, thou son of man, [shall it] not [be] in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire H4261 of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters,
https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/eze/24/25/ss1/s_826025
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Hosea 9:6 (KJV)
9:6 For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant H4261 [places] for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns [shall be] in their tabernacles.
https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/hos/9/6/ss1/s_871006
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Hosea 9:16 (KJV)
9:16 Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay [even] the beloved H4261 [fruit] of their womb.
https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/hos/9/16/ss1/s_871016
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Joel 3:5 (KJV)
3:5 Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant H4261 things:
https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/joe/3/5/ss1/s_879005
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Last Updated on 2025-03-11 by assa