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It is often used in a negative context, describing a strong, misplaced desire or infatuation that leads one away from righteousness. The term suggests an emotional or physical longing that is excessive and often idolatrous in nature.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Near Eastern context, the concept of lust and inordinate affection was often associated with idolatry and unfaithfulness. The Israelites were frequently warned against such desires, as they could lead to spiritual adultery and a turning away from God. The cultural milieu of the time was rife with pagan practices that often included sensual and immoral rites, which the Israelites were commanded to avoid.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to have inordinate affection, lust<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>lovers (1), lusted (6).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">עָגַב</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>have inordinate affection, lust</b></font> (compare Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb072103.gif"> <em>wonder, admire</em>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb072104.gif"> <em>beloved</em>; and (on sens. obsc. in Late Hebrew) Levy<sup>NHWB iii. 616</sup>); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Perfect</em>3feminine singular <font class="hebrew2">עָֽגְבָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/23-7.htm">Ezekiel 23:7</a>,9,12; <em>Imperfect</em>3feminine singular <font class="hebrew2">וַתַּעְגַּב</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/23-5.htm">Ezekiel 23:5</a>, + <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/23-16.htm">Ezekiel 23:16</a> Kt (Qr <font class="hebrew2">וַתַּעְגְּבָה</font>), <font class="hebrew2">וַתַּעְגְּבָּה</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/23-20.htm">Ezekiel 23:20</a> (Ew<sup>§ 191 c</sup> Ol<sup>§ 228 b</sup>); <em>Participle</em> plural <font class="hebrew2">עֹגְבִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/4-30.htm">Jeremiah 4:30</a>; — <em>lust</em> after (<font class="hebrew2">עַלֿ</font>), only in figure of relations of Samaria and Jerusalem (personified) with foreigners <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/23-5.htm">Ezekiel 23:5</a>,9,12,16,20, so with accusative <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/23-7.htm">Ezekiel 23:7</a>; participle as substantive <em>paramours</em> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/4-30.htm">Jeremiah 4:30</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>dote, lover <p>A primitive root; to breathe after, i.e. To love (sensually) -- dote, lover. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וַֽתַּעְגְּבָ֔ה וַתַּעְגַּב֙ וַתַּעְגְּבָ֥ה ותעגב ותעגבה עָֽגְבָ֛ה עָגְבָ֖ה עָגָ֜בָה עֹגְבִ֖ים עגבה עגבים ‘ā·ḡā·ḇāh ‘ā·ḡə·ḇāh ‘āḡāḇāh ‘āḡəḇāh ‘ō·ḡə·ḇîm ‘ōḡəḇîm aGavah ageVah ogeVim vattaGav vattageVah wat·ta‘·gaḇ wat·ta‘·gə·ḇāh watta‘gaḇ watta‘gəḇāh<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/4-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 4:30</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מָאֲסוּ־ בָ֥ךְ <b> עֹגְבִ֖ים </b> נַפְשֵׁ֥ךְ יְבַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> you make yourself beautiful. <span class="itali">[Your] lovers</span> despise<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shalt thou make thyself fair; <span class="itali">[thy] lovers</span> will despise<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/4-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> make despise <span class="itali">lovers</span> your life seek<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/23-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 23:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אָהֳלָ֖ה תַּחְתָּ֑י <b> וַתַּעְגַּב֙ </b> עַֽל־ מְאַהֲבֶ֔יהָ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> while she was Mine; <span class="itali">and she lusted</span> after<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> when she was mine; <span class="itali">and she doted</span> on her lovers,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/23-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Oholah while <span class="itali">lusted</span> after her lovers<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/23-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 23:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּבְכֹ֧ל אֲשֶׁר־ <b> עָֽגְבָ֛ה </b> בְּכָל־ גִּלּוּלֵיהֶ֖ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> whom <span class="itali">she lusted</span> after, with all<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Assyria, <span class="itali">and with all on whom she doted:</span> with all their idols<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/23-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> all whom <span class="itali">lusted</span> all their idols<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/23-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 23:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אַשּׁ֔וּר אֲשֶׁ֥ר <b> עָגְבָ֖ה </b> עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> after whom <span class="itali">she lusted.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the Assyrians, <span class="itali">upon whom she doted.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/23-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Asshur whom <span class="itali">lusted</span> after<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/23-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 23:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּנֵי֩ אַשּׁ֨וּר <b> עָגָ֜בָה </b> פַּח֨וֹת וּסְגָנִ֤ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">She lusted</span> after the Assyrians,<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">She doted</span> upon the Assyrians<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/23-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> afflicted Asshur <span class="itali">lusted</span> governors and officials<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/23-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 23:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">[וַתַּעְגַּב כ] <b> (וַתַּעְגְּבָ֥ה </b> ק) עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> When she saw <span class="itali">them she lusted</span> after<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> them with her eyes, <span class="itali">she doted</span> upon them, and sent<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/23-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">dote</span> after saw<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/23-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 23:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וַֽתַּעְגְּבָ֔ה </b> עַ֖ל פִּֽלַגְשֵׁיהֶ֑ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">She lusted</span> after their paramours,<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">For she doted</span> upon their paramours,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/23-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">lusted</span> after their paramours<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5689.htm">7 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5689.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5689<br>7 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/agavah_5689.htm">‘ā·ḡā·ḇāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/agevah_5689.htm">‘ā·ḡə·ḇāh — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/ogevim_5689.htm">‘ō·ḡə·ḇîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vattagav_5689.htm">wat·ta‘·gaḇ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vattagevah_5689.htm">wat·ta‘·gə·ḇāh — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 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