International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
DELECTABLEde-lek'-ta-bl (chamadh, "to desire"): Found only in Isaiah 44:9, King James Version: "Their delectable things shall not profit," the King James Version margin"desirable." the American Standard Revised Version translates: "the things that they delight in." The reference is to idols or images. Delitzsch renders the phrase: "Their darlings are good for nothing." The word may be traced back to the Latin delectabilis, "pleasant," or "delightful."
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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a.) Highly pleasing to the taste or senses; delightful.
Strong's Hebrew
2530. chamad -- to desire, take pleasure in... beauty, greatly beloved, covet,
delectable thing, great delight, desire,
lust,. A primitive root; to delight in -- beauty, greatly
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