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Ezekiel 23:20
“For she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
עֲגַבʻăgab · aw-gab'
H5689 · Hebrew
H5689 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to breathe after, i.e. to love (sensually)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- dote, lover.
- Grammar
- וַֽ — conjunction
- תַּעְגְּבָ֔ — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular
- ה — suffix (paragogic he)
- Usage
- Occurs 8 times in the Hebrew Bible.Jeremiah 4:30Ezekiel 23:5Ezekiel 23:7Ezekiel 23:9Ezekiel 23:12
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read עֲגַב here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.