Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to lust
Usage: 1) (Qal) to have inordinate affection or lust 1a) lust (participle) 1b) paramours (participle as subst)
Strong's Number
H5689
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
7
Books
2
Strong's H5689 Quick Answer
Strong's H5689 עָגַב (`agab) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `agab (aw-gab') v. 1. to breathe after, i.e. to love (sensually) [a primitive root] It has 7 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include lovers. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- `agab (aw-gab') v. 1. to breathe after, i.e. to love (sensually) [a primitive root]
- Usage
- 7 linked usages
- Books
- 2 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- lovers
Meaning and Definition
`agab (aw-gab') v. 1. to breathe after, i.e. to love (sensually) [a primitive root] KJV: dote, lover.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5689. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H5689 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `agab, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
lovers
Jeremiah 4:30
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How Strong's H5689 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 7 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H5689 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H5689 in the Old Testament
7 indexed usages in Old Testament.
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.
And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours,
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.
Usage Excerpts
First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5689.
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.
And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours,
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.
Wherefore I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted.
She doted upon the Assyrians her neighbours, captains and rulers clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding upon horses, all of them desirable young men.
And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.
For she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5689, grouped by book.
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 6 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H5689 FAQ
What does agab (עֲגַב) mean?
Agab (Strong's H5689) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "dote". `agab (aw-gab') v. 1. to breathe after, i.e. to love (sensually) [a primitive root]
How many times is agab (עֲגַב) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's H5689 across 2 books.
Where can I study agab (עֲגַב) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5689 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate agab (עֲגַב)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as lovers. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.