sexual desires of the heart initiate both internal (immoral fantasies) and external behavioral performances that become the enslaving rhythm of evil. From the earliest biblical texts, desire (or lust) has carried a dynamic and reflexive sense. The most common Old Testament Hebrew word for “desire” (הָמַד) is used with both senses. “One may distinguish between two functions for hmd: (a) a usage describing the act., acting subj., and (b) a usage describing the pass., sought-after obj.; noun meaning