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עֲגַב H5689

H5689 is the Hebrew word עֲגַב, transliterated ʻăgab and said aw-gab'. The King James Version most often renders it doted.

Word: עֲגַבTransliteration: ʻăgabSaid: aw-gab'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 6 verses

What it means

to breathe after, i.e. to love (sensually).

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 6 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

doted 5×lovers 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: dote, lover.

Verses using עֲגַב

All 6 verses, quoted in full.

Jeremiah 4:30 · KJV

And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.

Ezekiel 23:5 · KJV

And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours,

Ezekiel 23:7 · KJV

Thus she committed her whoredoms with them, with all them that were the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: with all their idols she defiled herself.

Ezekiel 23:12 · KJV

She doted upon the Assyrians her neighbours, captains and rulers clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding upon horses, all of them desirable young men.

Ezekiel 23:16 · KJV

And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.

Ezekiel 23:20 · KJV

For she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.

Common questions

What does Strong's H5689 mean?

H5689 is the Hebrew word עֲגַב (ʻăgab), meaning to breathe after, i.e. to love (sensually).

How is H5689 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it doted (5 times), lovers (1 time).

How many times does H5689 appear in the Bible?

עֲגַב (ʻăgab) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5689 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

Nearby entries

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