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Strong's H5691 עֲגָבָה (agabah)

Agabah means “inordinate love” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H5691
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 1
Books 1

Strong's H5691 Quick Answer

Strong's H5691 עֲגָבָה (`agabah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `agabah (ag-aw-baw') n-f. 1. love (abstractly), i.e. amorousness [from H5689] It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include love. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
`agabah (ag-aw-baw') n-f. 1. love (abstractly), i.e. amorousness [from H5689]
Usage
1 linked usage
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
love

Meaning and Definition

`agabah (ag-aw-baw') n-f. 1. love (abstractly), i.e. amorousness [from H5689] KJV: inordinate love. Root(s): H5689

Original Word
עֲגָבָה
Transliteration
`agabah
Derivation
Root: עגב First root strongs: 5689
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5691. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H5691 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `agabah, 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.

How Strong's H5691 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 1 linked usage.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5691 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 H5691 in the Old Testament

1 indexed usage in Old Testament.

Ezekiel 23:11 KJV

And when her sister Aholibah saw this, she was more corrupt in her inordinate love than she, and in her whoredoms more than her sister in her whoredoms.

Usage Excerpts

First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H5691.

Ezekiel 23:11 Old Testament, KJV
And when her sister Aholibah saw this, she was more corrupt in her inordinate love than she, and in her whoredoms more than her sister in her whoredoms.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5691, grouped by book.

Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H5691 FAQ

What does agabah (עֲגָבָה) mean?

Agabah (Strong's H5691) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "inordinate love". `agabah (ag-aw-baw') n-f. 1. love (abstractly), i.e. amorousness [from H5689]

How many times is agabah (עֲגָבָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H5691 across 1 book.

Where can I study agabah (עֲגָבָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5691 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate agabah (עֲגָבָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as love. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.