חָבַב
chavav · love, cherish
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H2245 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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chavav (חָבַב) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “love, cherish”.
Love tenderly, hold in one's bosom.
How to say it
cha·vav
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To cherish tenderly, hold to one's bosom.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Where it appears
- Deuteronomy 33:3
Yes, he loves the peoples; all his holy ones are in your hand; and they bow down at your feet; each one receives of your words.