H3039a H3039a
Beloved, dear, lovely; used of persons cherished by God and of places precious to the worshiper.
A poetic adjective expressing tender affection and preciousness, used both substantively and attributively. Moses blesses Benjamin as 'the beloved of YHWH' who dwells securely between God's shoulders (Deut 33:12). Isaiah sings of 'my beloved' using this word for the Lord as a vinedresser (Isa 5:1). The psalmist cries 'How lovely are your dwelling places!' (Ps 84:1), and Psalm 45 is titled 'a song of loves' using the feminine plural as an abstract noun. The range from personal devotion to aesthetic delight makes this word uniquely warm in Hebrew poetry.
Senses
1. beloved, dear one — Beloved, dear, lovely -- expressing deep affection or aesthetic delight in a poetic register. Used substantively of persons loved by God or by the speaker: Benjamin is 'the beloved of YHWH' (Deut 33:12); the prophet addresses YHWH as 'my beloved' in the vineyard song (Isa 5:1); the psalmist's 'beloved ones' are those God delivers (Ps 60:5; 108:6); and God gives to His beloved in sleep (Ps 127:2). Used attributively of places: 'How lovely are your tabernacles!' (Ps 84:1). As a feminine abstract, it appears in Psalm 45:1 in the phrase 'a song of loves' (shir yedidot). Jeremiah 11:15 applies it to Judah as God's 'beloved' even in judgment. The French 'bien-aimé' and Spanish 'amado/amada' capture the warmth of endearment. 8×
AR["أَحَبَّ", "أَحِبّاؤُكَ", "حَبِيبُ", "لِأَحِبّائِهِ", "لِحَبِيبِي"]·ben["-আমার-প্রিয়ের", "-আমার-প্রিয়ের-জন্য", "তোমার-প্রিয়জনেরা", "তোমার-প্রিয়রা", "প্রিয়", "প্রিয়জনকে-তাঁর", "প্রিয়ের-আমার"]·DE["[לידידי]", "beloved-von", "dein-Geliebter-Leute", "lovely", "zu-sein-Geliebter"]·EN["Your-beloved-ones", "beloved-of", "for-my-beloved", "has-My-beloved", "lovely", "to-his-beloved"]·FR["[לידידי]", "beloved-de", "bien-aimé", "à-bien-aimé"]·heb["ידיד", "ידידות", "ידידי-ך", "ידידיך", "ל-ידידו", "ל-ידידי"]·HI["अपने-प्रिय-के-लिए", "अपने-प्रिय-को", "तेरे-प्रिय", "तेरे-प्रियजन", "प्यारे", "प्रिय", "मेरे-प्रिय-की", "मेरे-प्रिय-को"]·ID["bagi-kekasihku", "bagi-yang-kukasihi", "dikasihi", "kekasih", "kepada-kekasih-Nya", "untuk-kekasih-Ku", "yang-Engkau-kasihi"]·IT["amato", "beloved-di", "per-il-mio-diletto"]·jav["Panjenengan", "asrining", "dhateng-kekasih-ipun", "kangge-kekasih-Kawula", "kanggé-kekasih-Kula", "kekasih", "para-kekasih-Panjenengan"]·KO["그-의-사랑하는-자-에게", "내-사랑하는-자-에게", "당신-의-사랑하는-자들-을", "사랑스러운지", "사랑하시는-자(접)", "주의-사랑하시는-자들이"]·PT["Teus-amados", "a-Minha-amada", "amado-de", "amáveis", "ao-amado-meu", "ao-seu-amado", "para-amado-meu", "teus-amados"]·RU["возлюбленной-Моей", "возлюбленному-Своему", "возлюбленному-моему", "возлюбленные-Твои", "возлюбленный", "любимы", "у-возлюбленного-моего"]·ES["a-amada-mi", "a-amado-suyo", "a-mi-amado", "amables", "el-amado-de", "mi-amado", "tus-amados"]·SW["Mpendwa-wa", "kwa-mpenzi-wangu", "la-mpenzi-wangu", "mpendwa-wangu", "wapendwa-wake", "wapendwa-wako", "wapenzi-wako", "zipendezavyo"]·TR["Sevgili", "sevdiklerin", "sevdiklerine", "sevgilime", "sevgilime-", "sevgilimin", "sevilenlerin", "sevimli"]·urd["اپنے-پیارے-کو", "اپنے-پیارے-کے-لیے", "تیرے-پیارے", "میرے-محبوب-کو", "میرے-پیارے-کا", "پیارا", "پیارے", "پیارے-تیرے"]
Related Senses
G2309 1. want, desire (166×)G0025 1. to love actively (133×)H0157 1. love (verb, active Qal) (129×)H8055 1. Qal: rejoice, be glad (123×)H7453 1. neighbor, fellow man (120×)G0026 1. of love (115×)H1058 1. Qal: to weep, cry (112×)H0954 1. to be ashamed, feel shame (Qal) (95×)H8057 1. joy, gladness, delight (90×)H2781 1. disgrace, shame, dishonor (68×)G2307 1. will, desire, purpose (63×)G5463 1. rejoice, be glad (63×)G0027 1. beloved (61×)H8130 1. Qal: to hate, detest (60×)G5479 1. (59×)G1680 1. (53×)H8130 2. Qal ptcp: hater, enemy (53×)H0014 1. be willing, want (51×)H0157 2. lover, friend (Qal participle substantive) (51×)H1945 1. woe (50×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [יָדִיד] adj. (poet.) beloved (NH id., Aramaic ܝܰܕܺܝܕܳܐ )—cstr. יְדִיד Dt 33:12; sf. לִידִידִי Is 5:1(×2) Je 11:15; לִידִידוֹ ψ 127:2; pl. sf. יְדִידֶיךָ 60:7; 108:7; f. יְדִידֹת 45:1; יְדִידוֹת 84:2;— 1. my beloved, used by proph. of י׳ under fig. of husbandman Is 5:1(×2); so my (thy, his) beloved Je 11:15 ψ 60:7 = 108:7, 127:2; beloved, of Benj. as beloved by י׳ Dt 33:12. 2. lovely,…