חֶמְדָּה f. (b. h.; preced. wds.) 1) same. Sabb. 152ᵃ (expl. אביונה, Koh. XII, 5) זו ח׳ that means the sexual appetite; (Koh. R. to l. c. תַּאֲוָה).). —2) desirability, desirable object, precious gift. Tanḥ. Sh’moth 29, a. e. דבר שהוא ח׳ מתוך ח׳ something which is the most desirable of all desirable things. Y. Taan. II, beg. 65ᵃ כלי אחד של ח׳ the only precious vessel (the Torah) left to us. Sabb. 88ᵇ ח׳ גנוזה Ms. M. (ed. חמודה) a reserved treasure (the Law); a. fr.