Original Word: עָגַב
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: agab
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-gab')
Short Definition: lusted [] (compare Arabic 👁 Image
wonder, admire, 👁 Image
beloved; and (on sens. obsc. in Late Hebrew) Levy^{NHWB iii. 616}); —

Perfect3feminine singular Ezekiel 23:7,9,12; Imperfect3feminine singular Ezekiel 23:5, + Ezekiel 23:16 Kt (Qr ), Ezekiel 23:20 (Ew^{§ 191 c} Ol^{§ 228 b}); Participle plural Jeremiah 4:30; — lust after (), only in figure of relations of Samaria and Jerusalem (personified) with foreigners Ezekiel 23:5,9,12,16,20, so with accusative Ezekiel 23:7; participle as substantive paramours Jeremiah 4:30.

dote, lover

A primitive root; to breathe after, i.e. To love (sensually) -- dote, lover.

וַֽתַּעְגְּבָ֔ה וַתַּעְגַּב֙ וַתַּעְגְּבָ֥ה ותעגב ותעגבה עָֽגְבָ֛ה עָגְבָ֖ה עָגָ֜בָה עֹגְבִ֖ים עגבה עגבים ‘ā·ḡā·ḇāh ‘ā·ḡə·ḇāh ‘āḡāḇāh ‘āḡəḇāh ‘ō·ḡə·ḇîm ‘ōḡəḇîm aGavah ageVah ogeVim vattaGav vattageVah wat·ta‘·gaḇ wat·ta‘·gə·ḇāh watta‘gaḇ watta‘gəḇāhInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts

Strong's Hebrew 5689
7 Occurrences

‘ā·ḡā·ḇāh — 1 Occ.
‘ā·ḡə·ḇāh — 2 Occ.
‘ō·ḡə·ḇîm — 1 Occ.
wat·ta‘·gaḇ — 1 Occ.
wat·ta‘·gə·ḇāh — 2 Occ.

Jeremiah 4:30
HEB: מָאֲסוּ־ בָ֥ךְ עֹגְבִ֖ים נַפְשֵׁ֥ךְ יְבַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃
NAS: you make yourself beautiful. [Your] lovers despise
KJV: shalt thou make thyself fair; [thy] lovers will despise
INT: make despise lovers your life seek

Ezekiel 23:5
HEB: אָהֳלָ֖ה תַּחְתָּ֑י וַתַּעְגַּב֙ עַֽל־ מְאַהֲבֶ֔יהָ
NAS: while she was Mine; and she lusted after
KJV: when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers,
INT: Oholah while lusted after her lovers

Ezekiel 23:7
HEB: וּבְכֹ֧ל אֲשֶׁר־ עָֽגְבָ֛ה בְּכָל־ גִּלּוּלֵיהֶ֖ם
NAS: whom she lusted after, with all
KJV: of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: with all their idols
INT: all whom lusted all their idols

Ezekiel 23:9
HEB: אַשּׁ֔וּר אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָגְבָ֖ה עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃
NAS: after whom she lusted.
KJV: of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted.
INT: Asshur whom lusted after

Ezekiel 23:12
HEB: בְּנֵי֩ אַשּׁ֨וּר עָגָ֜בָה פַּח֨וֹת וּסְגָנִ֤ים
NAS: She lusted after the Assyrians,
KJV: She doted upon the Assyrians
INT: afflicted Asshur lusted governors and officials

Ezekiel 23:16
HEB: [וַתַּעְגַּב כ] (וַתַּעְגְּבָ֥ה ק) עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם
NAS: When she saw them she lusted after
KJV: them with her eyes, she doted upon them, and sent
INT: dote after saw

Ezekiel 23:20
HEB: וַֽתַּעְגְּבָ֔ה עַ֖ל פִּֽלַגְשֵׁיהֶ֑ם
NAS: She lusted after their paramours,
KJV: For she doted upon their paramours,
INT: lusted after their paramours

7 Occurrences