H3039b H3039b
Beloved things or love itself; lovely (Psalm 45:1)
This feminine plural adjective functions as an abstract noun meaning 'love' or 'lovely things.' The psalm superscription describes the composition as 'a song of loves' or 'a love song,' introducing the royal wedding hymn that follows. While BDB lists this under the entry for the adjective 'beloved,' the plural form here captures the theme and mood of the psalm rather than denoting specific beloved persons.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The abstract concept of love or the quality of loveliness, used in the superscription to characterize Psalm 45 as a composition celebrating love (Ps 45:1). The term sets the thematic key for the royal wedding song that extols both bride and groom. 1×
AR["حُبٍّ"]·ben["প্রেমের"]·DE["von-lieben"]·EN["of-love"]·FR["bien-aimé"]·heb["ידידות"]·HI["प्रेम-का"]·IT["amato"]·jav["katresnanan"]·KO["사랑-의"]·PT["amores"]·RU["любви"]·ES["amores"]·SW["upendo"]·TR["sevginin"]·urd["محبت-کا"]
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,…