2 Samuel 1:23
Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
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Lovely
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Philippians 4:8
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
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προσφιλής
prosphilḗs · pros-fee-lace'
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
friendly towards, i.e. acceptable
Strong's KJV usage: :--lovely.
Strong's first: Philippians 4:8Strong's last: Philippians 4:8
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ʼâhab · aw-hab'
1 times translated as this KJV form208 total Strong's occurrences
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
Strong's KJV usage: (be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
Strong's first: 2 Samuel 1:23Strong's last: 2 Samuel 1:23
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machmâd · makh-mawd'
1 times translated as this KJV form13 total Strong's occurrences
delightful; hence, a delight, i.e. object of affection or desire
Strong's KJV usage: beloved, desire, goodly, lovely, pleasant (thing).
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Strong's first: Song of Solomon 5:16Strong's last: Song of Solomon 5:16
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ʻegeb · eh'-gheb
1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences
love (concretely), i.e. amative words
Strong's KJV usage: much love, very lovely.
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Strong's first: Ezekiel 33:32Strong's last: Ezekiel 33:32
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H4261
His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
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lovely
LOVELY, adjective luv'ly. Amiable; that may excite love; possessing qualities which may invite affection.
Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives - 2 Samuel 1:23.
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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