KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 27:4
Complete exact-word concordance
And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.
And make me sauoury meat, such as I loue, and bring it to mee, that I may eate, that my soule may blesse thee before I die.
And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
And Iacob serued seuen yeeres for Rachel: and they seemed vnto him but a few dayes, for the loue hee had to her.
And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the Lord hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.
And Leah conceiued and bare a sonne, and shee called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely, the LORD hath looked vpon my affliction; now therefore my husband will loue me.
1611 marginal noteThat is, See a sonne.
And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
And shewing mercy vnto thousands of them that loue mee, and keepe my Commandements.
And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:
And if the seruant shall plainely say, I loue my master, my wife, and my children, I will not goe out free:
1611 marginal noteHebr. saying, shall say.
¶ Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.
¶ Thou shalt not auenge nor beare any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt loue thy neighbor as thy selfe: I am the LORD.
1611 marginal noteMatt. 5.43. and 22.39. rom. 13.9. galat. 5.14. iam. 2.8.
But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.
But the stranger that dwelleth with you, shalbe as one borne amongst you, and thou shalt loue him as thy selfe, for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
1611 marginal noteExod. 22.21.
And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
And shewing mercy vnto thousands, of them that loue me, and keepe my commandements.
1611 marginal noteIerem. 32.18.
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
And thou shalt loue the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soule, and with all thy might.
1611 marginal noteChap. 10.12. mat. 22.37. mar. 12.30. luke 10.27.
The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:
The LORD did not set his loue vpon you, nor choose you, because yee were moe in number then any people: (for ye were the fewest of all people,)
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1 · Direct Scripture definition
And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.
Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
