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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Love

Begin with the exact English word as it appears in the King James Bible. Follow its whole-Bible usage, book distribution, related indexed forms, Webster 1828, every occurrence, and the occurrence-specific Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek mappings behind it.

310exact KJV occurrences 131Old Testament 179New Testament 49books containing the word 15mapped Strong's IDs 302occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

Genesis 27:4

And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.

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LAST OCCURRENCE

Revelation 3:19

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where love appears.

This is exact English-word usage from the canonical KJV token index, not a Strong's estimate.

ORIGINAL-LANGUAGE MAP

Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?

These relationships come from exact verse + token-position mappings. We do not assume that one English spelling always equals one Strong's number. A single English token can also carry more than one source tag, so the Strong's-link total can exceed the number of English occurrences.

GreekG5368
φιλέω

philéō · fil-eh'-o

10 times translated as this KJV form25 total Strong's occurrences

to be a friend to (fond of (an individual or an object)), i.e. have affection for (denoting personal attachment, as a matter of sentiment or feeling; while G25 is wider, embracing especially the judgment and the deliberate assent of the will as a matter of principle, duty and propriety: the two thus stand related very much as G2309 and G1014, or as G2372 and G3563 respectively; the former being chiefly of the heart and the latter of the head); specially, to kiss (as a mark of tenderness)

Strong's KJV usage: :--kiss, love.

Strong's first: Matthew 6:5Strong's last: Revelation 3:19

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GreekG2309
θέλω

thélō · thel'-o

1 times translated as this KJV form217 total Strong's occurrences

to determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas G1014 properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective considerations), i.e. choose or prefer (literally or figuratively); by implication, to wish, i.e. be inclined to (sometimes adverbially, gladly); impersonally for the future tense, to be about to; by Hebraism, to delight in

Strong's KJV usage: :--desire, be disposed (forward), intend, list, love, mean, please, have rather, (be) will (have, -ling, - ling(-ly)).

Strong's first: Mark 12:38Strong's last: Mark 12:38

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GreekG5363
φιλανθρωπία

philanthrōpía · fil-an-thro-pee'-ah

1 times translated as this KJV form3 total Strong's occurrences

fondness of mankind, i.e. benevolence ("philanthropy")

Strong's KJV usage: :--kindness, love towards man.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Titus 3:4Strong's last: Titus 3:4

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HebrewH5690
עֶגֶב

ʻegeb · eh'-gheb

1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

love (concretely), i.e. amative words

Strong's KJV usage: much love, very lovely.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Ezekiel 33:31Strong's last: Ezekiel 33:31

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HebrewH5691
עֲגָבָה

ʻăgâbâh · ag-aw-baw'

1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences

n-f

love (abstractly), i.e. amorousness

Strong's KJV usage: inordinate love.

Strong's first: Ezekiel 23:11Strong's last: Ezekiel 23:11

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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310 occurrences match the current filters. Each row keeps its exact KJV token position so Original Word and TSK remain occurrence-specific.

Psalms 119:127
H157

Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.

Psalms 119:132
H157

Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.

Psalms 119:159
H157

Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness.

Psalms 119:165
H157

Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.

Psalms 119:167
H157

My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.

Psalms 122:6
H157

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

Psalms 145:20
H157

The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.

Proverbs 1:22
H157

How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

Proverbs 4:6
H157

Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.

Proverbs 5:19
H160

Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.

Proverbs 7:18
H1730

Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.

Proverbs 8:17
H157

I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.

Proverbs 8:17
H157

I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.

Proverbs 8:21
H157

That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.

Proverbs 8:36
H157

But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

Proverbs 9:8
H157

Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

Proverbs 15:17
H160

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

Proverbs 16:13
H157

Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.

Proverbs 17:9
H160

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

Proverbs 18:21
H157

Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Proverbs 20:13
H157

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

Ecclesiastes 3:8
H157

A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

Dictionary data is kept visibly separate from Scripture and from lexical Strong's data.

love

LOVE, verb transitive luv. [Latin libeo, lubeo. See Lief. The sense is probably to be prompt, free, willing, from leaning, advancing, or drawing forward.]

1. In a general sense to be pleased with; to regard with affection, on account of some qualities which excite pleasing sensations or desire of gratification. We love a friend, on account of some qualities which give us pleasure in his society. We love a man who has done us a favor; in which case, gratitude enters into the composition of our affection. We love our parents and our children, on account of their connection with us, and on account of many qualities which please us. We love to retire to a cool shade in summer. We love a warm room in winter. we love to hear an eloquent advocate. The christian loves his Bible. In short, we love whatever gives us pleasure and delight, whether animal or intellectual; and if our hearts are right, we love God above all things, as the sum of all excellence and all the attributes which can communicate happiness to intelligent beings. In other words, the christian loves God with the love of complacency in his attributes, the love of benevolence towards the interest of his kingdom, and the love of gratitude for favors received.

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind -

Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Matthew 22:37.

2. To have benevolence or good will for. John 3:16.

LOVE, noun

1. An affection of the mind excited by beauty and worth of any kind, or by the qualities of an object which communicate pleasure, sensual or intellectual. It is opposed to hatred. love between the sexes, is a compound affection, consisting of esteem, benevolence, and animal desire. love is excited by pleasing qualities of any kind, as by kindness, benevolence, charity, and by the qualities which render social intercourse agreeable. In the latter case, love is ardent friendship, or a strong attachment springing from good will and esteem, and the pleasure derived from the company, civilities and kindness of others.

Between certain natural relatives, love seems to be in some cases instinctive. Such is the love of a mother for her child, which manifests itself toward an infant, before any particular qualities in the child are unfolded. This affection is apparently as strong in irrational animals as in human beings.

We speak of the love of amusements, the love of books, the love of money, and the love of whatever contributes to our pleasure or supposed profit.

The love of God is the first duty of man, and this springs from just views of his attributes or excellencies of character, which afford the highest delight to the sanctified heart. Esteem and reverence constitute ingredients in this affection, and a fear of offending him is its inseparable effect.

2. Courtship; chiefly in the phrase, to make love that is, to court; to woo; to solicit union in marriage.

3. Patriotism; the attachment one has to his native land; as the love of country.

4. Benevolence; good will.

God is love 1 John 4:7.

5. The object beloved.

The lover and the love of human kind.

6. A word of endearment.

Trust me, love

7. Picturesque representation of love

Such was his form as painters, when they show their utmost art, on naked loves bestow.

8. Lewdness.

He is not lolling on a lewd love-bed.

9. A thin silk stuff. obsolete

LOVE in idleness, a kind of violet.

Free of love a plant of the genus Cercis.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.

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Curated TWBC teaching will remain a separate editorial layer. Raw source data is never silently rewritten to force a doctrinal conclusion.