What does עֶגֶב mean in the Bible?
e. amative words".
Hebrew · H5690
עֶגֶב
Love (concretely), i.e. amative words
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עֶגֶב H5690
What does עֶגֶב mean in the Bible?
עֶגֶב is a Hebrew word meaning "love (concretely), i.e. amative words".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5690?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include like a singer of love (1), love (1).
Where does עֶגֶב appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezekiel 33:31. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It like a singer of love 1× Ezekiel 33:32
love 1× Ezekiel 33:31
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Ezekiel 33:31
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Ezekiel 2
Source forms
עֲגָבִ֤ים 1x ‘ă·ḡā·ḇîm Ezekiel 33:31
עֲגָבִ֔ים 1x ‘ă·ḡā·ḇîm Ezekiel 33:32
Parsing patterns
Noun - common plural 2x Ezekiel 33:31, Ezekiel 33:32
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. love (concretely), i.e. amative words
Source Gloss
love (concretely), i.e. amative words
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
love (concretely), i.e. amative words BDB: sensuous Usage: much love, very lovely.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עֶגֶב is built from this root:
עֲגַב H5689
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain