עָגַב
ʿāgab
have inordinate affection
Strong's H5689VerbHebrewTWOT 1559

עָגַב (ʿāgab) is a Hebrew verb meaning have inordinate affection. It appears 8 times in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5689).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1559)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1559)have inordinate affection, lust; breathe after, love; dote, lover
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

עָגַב verb: have inordinate affection, lust

Strong's H5689 עֲגַב: to breathe after, i.e. to love (sensually)
KJV:dote, lover.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

See it in Scripture

Jeremiah 4:30Ezekiel 23:5

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