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loved

Meaning of “loved”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of love, meaning to regard with affection or devotion.

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98 occurrences89 verses28 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 24:67

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Genesis 24:67
And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 24:67 · retained source text

And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarahs tent, and tooke Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loued her: and Isaac was comforted after his mothers death.

Genesis 25:28
And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 25:28 · retained source text

And Isaac loued Esau, because he did eate of his venison: but Rebekah loued Iacob.

1611 marginal noteHebr. venison was in his mouth.

Genesis 27:14
And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 27:14 · retained source text

And hee went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother, and his mother made sauoury meat, such as his father loued.

Genesis 29:18
And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 29:18 · retained source text

And Iacob loued Rachel, and said, I will serue thee seuen yeeres for Rachel thy yonger daughter.

Genesis 29:30
And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 29:30 · retained source text

And hee went in also vnto Rachel, and he loued also Rachel more then Leah, and serued with him yet seuen other yeeres.

Genesis 34:3
And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 34:3 · retained source text

And his soule claue vnto Dinah the daughter of Iacob, and hee loued the damsell, and spake kindly vnto the damsell.

1611 marginal noteHebr. to her heart.

Genesis 37:3
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 37:3 · retained source text

Now Israel loued Ioseph more then all his children, because he was the sonne of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.

1611 marginal noteOr, peeces.

Genesis 37:4
And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 37:4 · retained source text

And when his brethren saw that their father loued him more then all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speake peaceably vnto him.

Deuteronomy 4:37
And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 4:37 · retained source text

And because he loued thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mightie power out of Egypt:

Deuteronomy 7:8
But because the Lord loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the Lord brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 7:8 · retained source text

But because the LORD loued you, and because hee would keepe the othe which hee had sworne vnto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

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