עֲגָבָה
ʿăgābâ
lustfulness
Strong's H5691NounHebrewTWOT 1559b

עֲגָבָה (ʿăgābâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning lustfulness. It appears 1 time in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5691).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1559b)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1559b)lustfulness; love, amorousness; inordinate love
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

עֲגָבָה noun, feminine: lustfulness

Strong's H5691 עֲגָבָה: love (abstractly), i.e. amorousness
KJV:inordinate love.

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.

Root family 1559: עָגַב ʿāgab — have inordinate affection, lust; breathe after, love; dote, lover

See it in Scripture

Ezekiel 23:11

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