to love

1. (Qal)

   1. human love for another, includes family, and sexual

   2. human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom

   3. human love for or to God

   4. act of being a friend

      1. lover (participle)

      2. friend (participle)

   5. God's love toward man

      1. to individual men

      2. to people Israel

      3. to righteousness

2. (Niphal)

   1. lovely (participle)

   2. loveable (participle)

3. (Piel)

   1. friends

   2. lovers (fig. of adulterers)

to like

exceedingly, much

might, force, abundance

muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly

1. force, might

2. exceedingly, greatly, very (idioms showing magnitude or degree)

   1. exceedingly

   2. up to abundance, to a great degree, exceedingly

   3. with muchness, muchness

soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion

1. that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man

2. living being

3. living being (with life in the blood)

4. the man himself, self, person or individual

5. seat of the appetites

6. seat of emotions and passions

7. activity of mind

   1. dubious

8. activity of the will

   1. dubious

9. activity of the character

   1. dubious

testimony, witness

1. always plural and always of laws as divine testimonies

to keep, guard, observe, give heed

1. (Qal)

   1. to keep, have charge of

   2. to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save life

      1. watch, watchman (participle)

   3. to watch for, wait for

   4. to watch, observe

   5. to keep, retain, treasure up (in memory)

   6. to keep (within bounds), restrain

   7. to observe, celebrate, keep (sabbath or covenant or commands), perform (vow)

   8. to keep, preserve, protect

   9. to keep, reserve

2. (Niphal)

   1. to be on one's guard, take heed, take care, beware

   2. to keep oneself, refrain, abstain

   3. to be kept, be guarded

3. (Piel) to keep, pay heed

4. (Hithpael) to keep oneself from