חביב
Hebrew
Etymology
From the root ח־ב־ב (ḥ-v-v). Compare Arabic حبيب.
Adjective
חָבִיב • (khavív) (feminine חֲבִיבָה, masculine plural חֲבִיבִים, feminine plural חֲבִיבוֹת) [pattern: קָטִיל]
- friendly, pleasant, likeable
- liked by
- darling
- (Talmudic) beloved, important
- a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Menachot 18a:
- זָלְגוּ עֵינָיו דְּמָעוֹת שֶׁל רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן שַׁמּוּעַ אָמַר אַשְׁרֵיכֶם תַּלְמִידֵי חֲכָמִים שֶׁדִּבְרֵי תּוֹרָה חֲבִיבִין עֲלֵיכֶם בְּיוֹתֵר
- The eyes of Rabbi Eleazar ben Shammua trickled with tears and he said, “Happy are you, learned men, to whom the words of the Torah are most beloved!”
Noun
חָבִיב • (khavív) m (plural indefinite חֲבִיבִים, plural construct חֲבִיבֵי־, feminine counterpart חֲבִיבָה) [pattern: קָטִיל]