Strong's Hebrew · H2245

H2245 châbab

חָבַב

khaw-bab'

to love

Looking for Greek G2245 hēlíkos? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H2245. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

châbab appears once in Scripture, in Deuteronomy 33:3. In the Doxa app, open that verse, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

properly, to hide (as in the bosom), i.e. to cherish (with affection)

In the King James Version

love.

Derivation

a primitive root (compare H2244 (חָבָא), H2247 (חָבָה));

Appears 1 time in Scripture

Deuteronomy 33:3

“Surely You love the people; all the holy ones are in Your hand, and they sit down at Your feet; each receives Your words—”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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