KJV dictionary & concordance
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of love, meaning to regard with affection or devotion.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 24:67
Complete exact-word concordance
Nevertheless the Lord thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the Lord thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the Lord thy God loved thee.
Neuerthelesse, the LORD thy God would not hearken vnto Balaam: but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing vnto thee, because the LORD thy God loued thee.
Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words.
Yea hee loued the people; all his Saints are in thy hand: and they sate downe at thy feete; euery one shall receiue of thy wordes.
¶ And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
¶ And it came to passe afterward, that he loued a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
1611 marginal noteOr, by the brooke.
But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the Lord had shut up her womb.
But vnto Hannah he gaue a worthy portion: (for he loued Hannah, but the LORD had shut vp her wombe.
1611 marginal noteOr, a double portion.
And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
And Dauid came to Saul, and stood before him: and hee loued him greatly, and hee became his armour bearer.
AND it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
¶ And it came to passe when hee made an ende of speaking vnto Saul, that the soule of Ionathan was knit with the soule of Dauid, and Ionathan loued him as his owne soule.
Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
Then Ionathan and Dauid made a couenant, because he loued him as his owne soule.
But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.
But all Israel and Iudah loued Dauid, because hee went out and came in before them.
And Michal Saul’s daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
And Michal Sauls daughter loued Dauid: and they tolde Saul, and the thing pleased him.
1611 marginal noteHebr. was right in his eyes.
¶ And Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with David, and that Michal Saul’s daughter loved him.
¶ And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with Dauid, and that Michal Sauls daughter loued him.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Having the affection of any one.
