Lexicon agab: to have inordinate affection, lust Original Word: עָגַבPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: agab Phonetic Spelling: (aw-gab') Short Definition: lusted NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definitionto have inordinate affection, lust NASB Translationlovers (1), lusted (6).
Brown-Driver-Briggs [ עָגַב] verb have inordinate affection, lust (compare Arabic  wonder, admire,  beloved; and (on sens. obsc. in Late Hebrew) Levy NHWB iii. 616); — Qal Perfect3feminine singular עָֽגְבָה Ezekiel 23:7,9,12; Imperfect3feminine singular וַתַּעְגַּב Ezekiel 23:5, + Ezekiel 23:16 Kt (Qr וַתַּעְגְּבָה), וַתַּעְגְּבָּה Ezekiel 23:20 (Ew§ 191 c Ol§ 228 b); Participle plural עֹגְבִים Jeremiah 4:30; — lust after (עַלֿ), 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.
Strong's dote, lover A primitive root; to breathe after, i.e. To love (sensually) -- dote, lover. |
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