- Original: חבב - Transliteration: Chabab - Phonetic: khaw-bab' - Definition: 1. (Qal) to love fervently, cherish - Origin: a primitive root [compare H2244 , H2247 ] - TWOT entry: 589 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root (compare H2244 H2247 ); properly to hide (as in the bosom) that is to cherish (with affection): - love. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • loved, 1 Deuteronomy 33:3