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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

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First occurrence: Genesis 27:4

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Ezekiel 33:31
And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 33:31 · retained source text

And they come vnto thee as the people commeth, and they sit before thee as my people, and they heare thy words, but they will not doe them: for with their mouth they shew much loue, but their heart goeth after their couetousnesse.

1611 marginal noteHebr. according to the comming of the people.

1611 marginal noteOr, my people sit before thee.

1611 marginal noteHebr. they make loues or iestes.

Daniel 1:9
Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Daniel 1:9 · retained source text

Now God had brought Daniel into fauour and tender loue with the Prince of the Eunuches.

Daniel 9:4
And I prayed unto the Lord my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Daniel 9:4 · retained source text

And I prayed vnto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said; O LORD, the great and dreadfull God, keeping the couenant, and mercy to them that loue him, and to them that keepe his Commandements:

1611 marginal noteNehe.1.5. deut.7.9.

Hosea 3:1
THEN said the Lord unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the Lord toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine.
3 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Hosea 3:1 · retained source text

¶ Then said the LORD vnto me, Goe yet, loue a woman (beloued of her friend, yet an adulteresse) according to the loue of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who looke to other gods, and loue flagons of wine.

1611 marginal noteHeb. of grapes.

Hosea 4:18
Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hosea 4:18 · retained source text

Their drinke is sowre: they haue committed whordome continually: her rulers with shame doe loue, Giue ye.

1611 marginal noteHebr. is gone.

1611 marginal noteHebr. shields.

Hosea 9:15
All their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes are revolters.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hosea 9:15 · retained source text

All their wickednesse is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickednesse of their doings I will driue them out of mine house, I will loue them no more: all their princes are reuolters.

1611 marginal noteChap. 12.11.

Hosea 11:4
I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Hosea 11:4 · retained source text

I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of loue, and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their iawes, and I laid meat vnto them.

1611 marginal noteHeb. lift vp.

Hosea 14:4
¶ I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hosea 14:4 · retained source text

¶ I will heale their backsliding, I will loue them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.

Amos 5:15
Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the Lord God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Amos 5:15 · retained source text

Hate the euill, and loue the good, and establish iudgement in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hostes will bee gracious vnto the remnant of Ioseph.

1611 marginal notePsal.74.15. & 79.10. rom. 12.9.

Micah 3:2
Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Micah 3:2 · retained source text

Who hate the good and loue the euill, who plucke off their skinne from off them, and their flesh from off their bones.

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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.

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