A noun meaning 'enjoyment' or 'pleasure.' Used in 1 Timothy 6:17 for God's rich provision 'to enjoy,' and Hebrews 11:25 for the 'passing pleasures of sin' Moses refused.
Scripture is neither hedonist nor ascetic: God 'richly provides everything for our enjoyment' (1 Timothy 6:17). Moses chose lasting treasure over fleeting pleasure -- not because pleasure is evil but because sin's pleasures are temporary and costly. Received as God's gifts, pleasures are good; pursued as ultimates, they become vanity.