Words the Bible translates as beloved
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 10 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- re'aרֵעַthe other person you are associated with: a friend, a fellow member of your community, or simply the other party, with the closeness left to the setting.
- agapētosἀγαπητόςdearly loved; held as the cherished object of someone's love
- dodדּוֹדa beloved man: the cherished one a woman loves, and in the plural the love-making between lovers
+1 more meaning
- a father's brother: a man's paternal uncle, or by extension a near male relative on the father's side
- ḥemdahחֶמְדָּהdesire, and the precious or delightful thing that desire fixes on
- maḥmadמַחְמָדa treasure: what or whom someone holds dear, valued for the longing it draws rather than for any price it would fetch
- yedidיָדִידbeloved: someone or something held dear, and above all the person or people God himself loves and keeps
- rayahרַעְיָהthe woman a man loves, addressed as his own companion and friend.
- na'emנָעֵםto be delightful: to be lovely, sweet, or agreeable, giving real pleasure to the person who experiences it
- ohavאֹהַבbelovednot studied yet
- yedidutיְדִדוּתbelovednot studied yet
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