Delectable

DELECTABLE

de-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."


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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'DELECTABLE'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.