KJV dictionary & concordance

love

Meaning of “love”

Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.

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310 occurrences280 verses49 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 27:4

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Isaiah 38:17

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Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Isaiah 38:17 · retained source text

Behold, for peace I had great bitternesse, but thou hast in loue to my soule deliuered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sinnes behinde thy backe.

1611 marginal noteOr, on my peace came great bitternesse.

1611 marginal noteHebr. thou hast loued me from the pit.

Isaiah 56:6

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Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the Lord, to serve him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;

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1611 witness · Isaiah 56:6 · retained source text

Also the sonnes of the stranger that ioyne themselues to the LORD, to serue him, and to loue the Name of the LORD, to be his seruants, euery one that keepeth the Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my Couenant:

Isaiah 61:8

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For I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.

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1611 witness · Isaiah 61:8 · retained source text

For I the LORD loue Iudgement, I hate robbery for burnt offering, and I will direct their worke in trueth, and I will make an euerlasting Couenant with them.

Isaiah 63:9

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In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.

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1611 witness · Isaiah 63:9 · retained source text

In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the Angel of his presence saued them: in his loue and in his pitie hee redeemed them, and he bare them, and caried them all the dayes of olde.

1611 marginal noteDeut.7.7,8.

Isaiah 66:10

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Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her:

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1611 witness · Isaiah 66:10 · retained source text

Reioyce ye with Ierusalem, and be glad with her, all yee that loue her: reioyce for ioy with her, all yee that mourne for her:

Complete reference index — all 280 verses

Genesis 27:4 Genesis 29:20 Genesis 29:32 Exodus 20:6 Exodus 21:5 Leviticus 19:18 Leviticus 19:34 Deuteronomy 5:10 Deuteronomy 6:5 Deuteronomy 7:7 Deuteronomy 7:9 Deuteronomy 7:13 Deuteronomy 10:12 Deuteronomy 10:15 Deuteronomy 10:19 Deuteronomy 11:1 Deuteronomy 11:13 Deuteronomy 11:22 Deuteronomy 13:3 Deuteronomy 19:9 Deuteronomy 30:6 Deuteronomy 30:16 Deuteronomy 30:20 Joshua 22:5 Joshua 23:11 Judges 5:31 Judges 16:15 1 Samuel 18:22 2 Samuel 1:26 2 Samuel 13:4 2 Samuel 13:15 1 Kings 11:2 2 Chronicles 19:2 Nehemiah 1:5 Psalms 4:2 Psalms 5:11 Psalms 18:1 Psalms 31:23 Psalms 40:16 Psalms 69:36 Psalms 70:4 Psalms 91:14 Psalms 97:10 Psalms 109:4 Psalms 109:5 Psalms 116:1 Psalms 119:97 Psalms 119:113 Psalms 119:119 Psalms 119:127 Psalms 119:132 Psalms 119:159 Psalms 119:163 Psalms 119:165 Psalms 119:167 Psalms 122:6 Psalms 145:20 Proverbs 1:22 Proverbs 4:6 Proverbs 5:19 Proverbs 7:18 Proverbs 8:17 Proverbs 8:21 Proverbs 8:36 Proverbs 9:8 Proverbs 10:12 Proverbs 15:17 Proverbs 16:13 Proverbs 17:9 Proverbs 18:21 Proverbs 20:13 Proverbs 27:5 Ecclesiastes 3:8 Ecclesiastes 9:1 Ecclesiastes 9:6 Song of Solomon 1:2 Song of Solomon 1:3 Song of Solomon 1:4 Song of Solomon 1:9 Song of Solomon 1:15 Song of Solomon 2:2 Song of Solomon 2:4 Song of Solomon 2:5 Song of Solomon 2:7 Song of Solomon 2:10 Song of Solomon 2:13 Song of Solomon 3:5 Song of Solomon 3:10 Song of Solomon 4:1 Song of Solomon 4:7 Song of Solomon 4:10 Song of Solomon 5:2 Song of Solomon 5:8 Song of Solomon 6:4 Song of Solomon 7:6 Song of Solomon 8:4 Song of Solomon 8:6 Song of Solomon 8:7 Isaiah 38:17 Isaiah 56:6 Isaiah 61:8 Isaiah 63:9 Isaiah 66:10 Jeremiah 2:2 Jeremiah 2:33 Jeremiah 5:31 Jeremiah 31:3 Ezekiel 16:8 Ezekiel 23:11 Ezekiel 23:17 Ezekiel 33:31 Daniel 1:9 Daniel 9:4 Hosea 3:1 Hosea 4:18 Hosea 9:15 Hosea 11:4 Hosea 14:4 Amos 5:15 Micah 3:2 Micah 6:8 Zephaniah 3:17 Zechariah 8:17 Zechariah 8:19 Matthew 5:43 Matthew 5:44 Matthew 5:46 Matthew 6:5 Matthew 6:24 Matthew 19:19 Matthew 22:37 Matthew 22:39 Matthew 23:6 Matthew 24:12 Mark 12:30 Mark 12:31 Mark 12:33 Mark 12:38 Luke 6:27 Luke 6:32 Luke 6:35 Luke 7:42 Luke 10:27 Luke 11:42 Luke 11:43 Luke 16:13 Luke 20:46 John 5:42 John 8:42 John 10:17 John 13:34 John 13:35 John 14:15 John 14:21 John 14:23 John 14:31 John 15:9 John 15:10 John 15:12 John 15:13 John 15:17 John 15:19 John 17:26 John 21:15 John 21:16 John 21:17 Romans 5:5 Romans 5:8 Romans 8:28 Romans 8:35 Romans 8:39 Romans 12:9 Romans 12:10 Romans 13:8 Romans 13:9 Romans 13:10 Romans 15:30 1 Corinthians 2:9 1 Corinthians 4:21 1 Corinthians 8:3 1 Corinthians 16:22 1 Corinthians 16:24 2 Corinthians 2:4 2 Corinthians 2:8 2 Corinthians 5:14 2 Corinthians 6:6 2 Corinthians 8:7 2 Corinthians 8:8 2 Corinthians 8:24 2 Corinthians 11:11 2 Corinthians 12:15 2 Corinthians 13:11 2 Corinthians 13:14 Galatians 5:6 Galatians 5:13 Galatians 5:14 Galatians 5:22 Ephesians 1:4 Ephesians 1:15 Ephesians 2:4 Ephesians 3:17 Ephesians 3:19 Ephesians 4:2 Ephesians 4:15 Ephesians 4:16 Ephesians 5:2 Ephesians 5:25 Ephesians 5:28 Ephesians 5:33 Ephesians 6:23 Ephesians 6:24 Philippians 1:9 Philippians 1:17 Philippians 2:1 Philippians 2:2 Colossians 1:4 Colossians 1:8 Colossians 2:2 Colossians 3:19 1 Thessalonians 1:3 1 Thessalonians 3:12 1 Thessalonians 4:9 1 Thessalonians 5:8 1 Thessalonians 5:13 2 Thessalonians 2:10 2 Thessalonians 3:5 1 Timothy 1:14 1 Timothy 6:10 1 Timothy 6:11 2 Timothy 1:7 2 Timothy 1:13 2 Timothy 4:8 Titus 2:4 Titus 3:4 Titus 3:15 Philemon 1:5 Philemon 1:7 Hebrews 6:10 Hebrews 10:24 Hebrews 13:1 James 1:12 James 2:5 James 2:8 1 Peter 1:8 1 Peter 1:22 1 Peter 2:17 1 Peter 3:8 1 Peter 3:10 1 John 2:5 1 John 2:15 1 John 3:1 1 John 3:11 1 John 3:14 1 John 3:16 1 John 3:17 1 John 3:18 1 John 3:23 1 John 4:7 1 John 4:8 1 John 4:9 1 John 4:10 1 John 4:11 1 John 4:12 1 John 4:16 1 John 4:17 1 John 4:18 1 John 4:19 1 John 4:20 1 John 4:21 1 John 5:2 1 John 5:3 2 John 1:1 2 John 1:3 2 John 1:5 2 John 1:6 3 John 1:1 Jude 1:2 Jude 1:21 Revelation 2:4 Revelation 3:19

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Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

1 John 4:16

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.

1 John 4:7

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

1 John 4:8

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

1 John 5:3

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

2 John 1:6

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.

Romans 13:10

Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

2 · KJV context and cross-references

Genesis 22:2 1 Kings 11:2 Matthew 5:44 John 3:16 John 14:31 Ephesians 5:25 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 1 John 4:7-10 Revelation 3:19 Genesis 22:8 Matthew 3:17 Genesis 27:4 Psalms 70:4 Song of Solomon 2:2 Micah 6:8 John 15:13 Ephesians 2:4 Hebrews 13:1

love

Meaning of “love”

Every verse containing “love”

Where “love” appears

Definition evidence

1 John 4:16

1 John 4:7

1 John 4:8

1 John 5:3

2 John 1:6

Romans 13:10

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