H5690 עֶגֶב (ʻegeb) eh'-gheb

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

lust

Strong's Definition

love (concretely), i.e. amative words

Derivation: from H5689 (עֲגַב);

KJV Usage: much love, very lovely.

TWOT Reference: 1559a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) (sensuous) love

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

עָגָב (e.gev) — lust. (sensuous) love

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

עֲגָבָה (H5690 · H5691) — עֲגָבִים

noun · עגב

Desire

lust = state in which humans experience the physical desire to have sex with someone else; ≈ used in the metaphoric sense of associating with foreign nations, including their idols

EZK 23:11 · EZK 33:31 · EZK 33:32

Reinier de Blois

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

[עָגָב] n.[m.] (sensuous) love base

Bible Occurrences (2)

33:31 33:32

Ezekiel 33:31

So My people come to you as usual,... sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express... love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.

Ezekiel 33:32

Indeed, you [are] to them like a singer of love songs with a beautiful voice, who skillfully plays an instrument. They hear your words but do not put them into practice.