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lover

Meaning of “lover”

A close friend.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
4 occurrences3 verses3 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: 1 Kings 5:1

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Every verse containing “lover”

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1 Kings 5:1
AND Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 5:1 · retained source text

¶ And Hiram king of Tyre sent his seruants vnto Solomon: (for hee had heard that they had anointed him King in the roume of his father,) for Hiram was euer a louer of Dauid.

Titus 1:8
But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Titus 1:8 · retained source text

But a louer of hospitality, a louer of good men, sober, iust, holy, temperate,

1611 marginal noteOr, good things.

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