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“love” in BSB translates 29 different original words (513 linked matches in 433 verses).
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אָהֵב a.hav H0157“love; lovely; loveable; friends; lovers”165 in 154 verse(s) · BSBas: love ×15, loved ×13, i love ×13, loves ×11, he loved ×7, to love ×7ἀγαπάω agapaō G0025“I love”134 in 102 verse(s) · BSBas: love ×36, loved ×17, loves ×17, you love ×5, to love ×5, does not love ×5ἀγάπη agapē G0026“love”112 in 103 verse(s) · BSBas: love ×94, of love ×3, love is ×2, and love ×2, the love ×2, you love ×1אַהֲבָה a.ha.vah H0160“love”38 in 35 verse(s) · BSBas: love ×10, with love ×3, your love ×2, my love ×2, because of his love ×1, loved ×1φιλέω phileō G5368“I love, kiss”22 in 18 verse(s) · BSBas: loves ×6, they love ×3, i love ×3, love ×3, do you love ×2, you love ×1דּוֹד dod H1730“beloved; love; uncle”8 in 7 verse(s) · BSBas: your love ×3, of love ×2, is your love ×1, my love ×1, for love ×1φιλαδελφία philadelphia G5360“brotherly love”4 in 4 verse(s) · BSBas: in brotherly love ×2, brotherly love ×1, you have a genuine love for your brothers ×1חֶ֫סֶד che.sed H2617“goodness; kindness; mercy; affection; love to God; piety …”3 in 3 verse(s) · BSBas: his love ×1, he is my steadfast love ×1, love ×1ἀγαπητός agapētos G0027“loved, beloved”3 in 3 verse(s) · BSBas: who are loved ×1, they are loved ×1, whom i love ×1
+ 20 more original word(s) with few hits (24 matches). Some are small words (e.g. “the”, “you”) that the interlinear attached to the same English phrase.
רָחַם ra.cham H7355“love; have compassion; I love thee; compassionate; be shewn compassion …”2 in 2 verse(s) · BSBas: i love you ×1, my loved one ×1חָשַׁק cha.shaq H2836“be attached to; love”2 in 2 verse(s) · BSBas: he loves ×1, love ×1עָגָב e.gev H5690“sensuous; love”2 in 2 verse(s) · BSBas: love ×1, like a singer of love ×1ἀφιλάργυρος aphilarguros G0866“not loving money, not avaricious”2 in 2 verse(s) · BSBas: and free of the love of money ×1, free from the love of money ×1חָבַב cha.vav H2245“love”1 in 1 verse(s) · BSBas: you love ×1יָדִיד ye.did H3039“beloved; my beloved; lovely; a song of love”1 in 1 verse(s) · BSBas: a love ×1אֵת et H0853“mark of the accusative”1 in 1 verse(s) · BSBas: loves ×1σύ su G4771“you”1 in 1 verse(s) · BSBas: love your ×1χαίρω chairō G5463“I rejoice, am glad”1 in 1 verse(s) · BSBas: love takes no pleasure ×1ὁ ho G3588“the”1 in 1 verse(s) · BSBas: this love that ×1ὡς hōs G5613“as, like as, how, while, so that”1 in 1 verse(s) · BSBas: as he loves ×1διά dia G1223“through, on account of”1 in 1 verse(s) · BSBas: the faith and love proceeding from ×1καί kai G2532“and, even, also, namely”1 in 1 verse(s) · BSBas: love ×1φιλαργυρία philarguria G5365“love of money, avarice”1 in 1 verse(s) · BSBas: love of money ×1ἀφιλάγαθος aphilagathos G0865“not loving that which is good”1 in 1 verse(s) · BSBas: without love of good ×1φίλανδρος philandros G5362“loving one's husband”1 in 1 verse(s) · BSBas: love their husbands ×1φιλανθρωπία philanthrōpia G5363“love of mankind, benevolence”1 in 1 verse(s) · BSBas: love for mankind ×1φιλάδελφος philadelphos G5361“loving the brethren”1 in 1 verse(s) · BSBas: love as brothers ×1αὐτός autos G0846“he, she, it, they, them, same”1 in 1 verse(s) · BSBas: love ×1φιλοπρωτεύω philoprōteuō G5383“I desire preeminence”1 in 1 verse(s) · BSBas: loves to be first ×1
19 verse(s) have two or more of these original words (marked “2+ original words here”). 4 verse(s) contain “love” in BSB but no word link carries it, so they are not in any group.
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אָהֵב a.hav H0157 – “love; lovely; loveable; friends; lovers” (Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)) · 165 match(es) in 154 verse(s)
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- Genesis 22:2 “Take your son,” God said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.”
- Genesis 24:67 And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah as his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother’s death.
- Genesis 25:28 Because Isaac had a taste for wild game, he loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob.
- Genesis 27:4 Then prepare a tasty dish that I love and bring it to me to eat, so that I may bless you before I die.”
- Genesis 27:9 Go out to the flock and bring me two choice young goats, so that I can make them into a tasty dish for your father—the kind he loves.
- Genesis 27:14 So Jacob went and got two goats and brought them to his mother, who made the tasty food his father loved.
- Genesis 29:18 Since Jacob loved Rachel, he answered, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.”
- Genesis 29:30 Jacob slept with Rachel as well, and indeed, he loved Rachel more than Leah. So he worked for Laban another seven years.
ἀγαπάω agapaō G0025 – “I love” (Dodson Greek Lexicon) · 134 match(es) in 102 verse(s)
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- Matthew 5:43 You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’
- Matthew 5:44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
- Matthew 5:46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same?
- Matthew 6:24 No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
- Matthew 19:19 honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’”
- Matthew 22:37 Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
- Matthew 22:39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
- Mark 10:21 Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
ἀγάπη agapē G0026 – “love” (Dodson Greek Lexicon) · 112 match(es) in 103 verse(s)
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- Matthew 24:12 Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.
- Luke 11:42 Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.
- John 5:42 but I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you.
- John 13:35 By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.”
- John 15:9 As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Remain in My love.
- John 15:10 If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love.
- John 15:13 Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
- John 17:26 And I have made Your name known to them and will continue to make it known, so that the love You have for Me may be in them, and I in them.”
אַהֲבָה a.ha.vah H0160 – “love” (Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)) · 38 match(es) in 35 verse(s)
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- Genesis 29:20 So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, yet it seemed but a few days because of his love for her.
- Deuteronomy 7:8 But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your fathers, He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
- 1 Samuel 18:3 Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.
- 1 Samuel 20:17 And Jonathan had David reaffirm his vow out of love for him, for Jonathan loved David as he loved himself.
- 2 Samuel 1:26 I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were delightful to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women.
- 2 Samuel 13:15 Then Amnon hated Tamar with such intensity that his hatred was greater than the love he previously had. “Get up!” he said to her. “Be gone!”
- 1 Kings 11:2 These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love.
- 2 Chronicles 2:11 Then Hiram king of Tyre wrote a letter in reply to Solomon: “Because the LORD loves His people, He has set you over them as king.”
φιλέω phileō G5368 – “I love, kiss” (Dodson Greek Lexicon) · 22 match(es) in 18 verse(s)
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- Matthew 6:5 And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
- Matthew 10:37 Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;
- Matthew 23:6 They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,
- Luke 20:46 “Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, and they love the greetings in the marketplaces, the chief seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets.
- John 5:20 The Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does. And to your amazement, He will show Him even greater works than these.
- John 11:3 So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.”
- John 11:36 Then the Jews said, “See how He loved him!”
- John 12:25 Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
דּוֹד dod H1730 – “beloved; love; uncle” (Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)) · 8 match(es) in 7 verse(s)
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- Proverbs 7:18 Come, let us take our fill of love till morning. Let us delight in loving caresses!
- Song of Solomon 1:2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is more delightful than wine.
- Song of Solomon 1:4 Take me away with you—let us hurry! May the king bring me to his chambers. We will rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. It is only right that they adore you.
- Song of Solomon 4:10 How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.
- Song of Solomon 7:12 Let us go early to the vineyards to see if the vine has budded, if the blossom has opened, if the pomegranates are in bloom—there I will give you my love.
- Ezekiel 16:8 Then I passed by and saw you, and you were indeed old enough for love. So I spread My cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine, declares the Lord GOD.
- Ezekiel 23:17 Then the Babylonians came to her, to the bed of love, and in their lust they defiled her. But after she had been defiled by them, she turned away in disgust.
φιλαδελφία philadelphia G5360 – “brotherly love” (Dodson Greek Lexicon) · 4 match(es) in 4 verse(s)
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- Romans 12:10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:9 Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.
- Hebrews 13:1 Continue in brotherly love.
- 1 Peter 1:22 Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
חֶ֫סֶד che.sed H2617 – “goodness; kindness; mercy; affection; love to God; piety; lovely appearance; lovingkindness” (Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)) · 3 match(es) in 3 verse(s)
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- Psalm 98:3 He has remembered His love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
- Psalm 144:2 He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.
- Hosea 12:6 But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and always wait on your God.
ἀγαπητός agapētos G0027 – “loved, beloved” (Dodson Greek Lexicon) · 3 match(es) in 3 verse(s)
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- Romans 1:7 To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- Romans 11:28 Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs.
- Philippians 4:1 Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, that is how you must stand firm in the Lord, my beloved.
רָחַם ra.cham H7355 – “love; have compassion; I love thee; compassionate; be shewn compassion; compassionated” (Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)) · 2 match(es) in 2 verse(s)
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- Psalm 18:1 For the choirmaster. Of David the servant of the LORD, who sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: I love You, O LORD, my strength.
- Hosea 2:1 “Say of your brothers, ‘My people,’ and of your sisters, ‘My loved one.’
חָשַׁק cha.shaq H2836 – “be attached to; love” (Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)) · 2 match(es) in 2 verse(s)
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- Psalm 91:14 “Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.
- Isaiah 38:17 Surely for my own welfare I had such great anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back.
עָגָב e.gev H5690 – “sensuous; love” (Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)) · 2 match(es) in 2 verse(s)
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- Ezekiel 33:31 So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.
- Ezekiel 33:32 Indeed, you are to them like a singer of love songs with a beautiful voice, who skillfully plays an instrument. They hear your words but do not put them into practice.
ἀφιλάργυρος aphilarguros G0866 – “not loving money, not avaricious” (Dodson Greek Lexicon) · 2 match(es) in 2 verse(s)
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- 1 Timothy 3:3 not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
- Hebrews 13:5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
חָבַב cha.vav H2245 – “love” (Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)) · 1 match(es) in 1 verse(s)
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- Deuteronomy 33:3 Surely You love the people; all the holy ones are in Your hand, and they sit down at Your feet; each receives Your words—
יָדִיד ye.did H3039 – “beloved; my beloved; lovely; a song of love” (Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)) · 1 match(es) in 1 verse(s)
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- Psalm 45:1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies.” A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A love song. My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
אֵת et H0853 – “mark of the accusative” (Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)) · 1 match(es) in 1 verse(s)
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- Hosea 3:1 Then the LORD said to me, “Go show love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love to offer raisin cakes to idols.”
σύ su G4771 – “you” (Dodson Greek Lexicon) · 1 match(es) in 1 verse(s)
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- Luke 10:27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
χαίρω chairō G5463 – “I rejoice, am glad” (Dodson Greek Lexicon) · 1 match(es) in 1 verse(s)
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- 1 Corinthians 13:6 Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.
ὁ ho G3588 – “the” (Dodson Greek Lexicon) · 1 match(es) in 1 verse(s)
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- Ephesians 3:19 of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
ὡς hōs G5613 – “as, like as, how, while, so that” (Dodson Greek Lexicon) · 1 match(es) in 1 verse(s)
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- Ephesians 5:33 Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
διά dia G1223 – “through, on account of” (Dodson Greek Lexicon) · 1 match(es) in 1 verse(s)
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- Colossians 1:5 the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel
καί kai G2532 – “and, even, also, namely” (Dodson Greek Lexicon) · 1 match(es) in 1 verse(s)
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- 1 Thessalonians 3:12 And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows,
φιλαργυρία philarguria G5365 – “love of money, avarice” (Dodson Greek Lexicon) · 1 match(es) in 1 verse(s)
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- 1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
ἀφιλάγαθος aphilagathos G0865 – “not loving that which is good” (Dodson Greek Lexicon) · 1 match(es) in 1 verse(s)
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- 2 Timothy 3:3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good,
φίλανδρος philandros G5362 – “loving one's husband” (Dodson Greek Lexicon) · 1 match(es) in 1 verse(s)
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- Titus 2:4 In this way they can train the young women to love their husbands and children,
φιλανθρωπία philanthrōpia G5363 – “love of mankind, benevolence” (Dodson Greek Lexicon) · 1 match(es) in 1 verse(s)
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- Titus 3:4 But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,
φιλάδελφος philadelphos G5361 – “loving the brethren” (Dodson Greek Lexicon) · 1 match(es) in 1 verse(s)
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- 1 Peter 3:8 Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.
αὐτός autos G0846 – “he, she, it, they, them, same” (Dodson Greek Lexicon) · 1 match(es) in 1 verse(s)
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- 2 John 1:6 And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the very commandment you have heard from the beginning, that you must walk in love.
φιλοπρωτεύω philoprōteuō G5383 – “I desire preeminence” (Dodson Greek Lexicon) · 1 match(es) in 1 verse(s)
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- 3 John 1:9 I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.