חביב

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־ב־ב (kh-b-b)

From the root ח־ב־ב (kh-v-v). Compare Arabic حبيب. Noun derived from the adjective. Compare חַבִּיבִּי (khabíbi, “friend, mate, buddy”) borrowed from حَبِيبِي (ḥabībī).

Adjective

חָבִיב • (khavív) (feminine חֲבִיבָה, masculine plural חֲבִיבִים, feminine plural חֲבִיבוֹת)

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 שֶׁ דִּבְרֵי 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!”

Derived terms

אַחֲרוֹן אַחֲרון חָבִיב (akharón akharón khavív)

Noun

חָבִיב • (khavív) m (plural indefinite חֲבִיבִים, plural construct חֲבִיבֵי־, feminine counterpart חֲבִיבָה)

darling

Declension

Declension of חָבִיב

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
	State	Form	Person	m.	f.	m.	f.
masculine singular	indefinite	חָבִיב	first	חָבִיבִי		חָבִיבֵנוּ
	definite	הַחָבִיב	second	חָבִיבְךָ	חָבִיבֵךְ	חָבִיבְכֶם	חָבִיבְכֶן
	construct	חָבִיב־	third	חָבִיבוֹ	חָבִיבָהּ	חָבִיבָם	חָבִיבָן
feminine singular	indefinite	חֲבִיבָה	first	חֲבִיבָתִי		חֲבִיבָתֵנוּ
	definite	הַחֲבִיבָה	second	חֲבִיבָתְךָ	חֲבִיבָתֵךְ	חֲבִיבַתְכֶם	חֲבִיבַתְכֶן
	construct	חֲבִיבַת־	third	חֲבִיבָתוֹ	חֲבִיבָתָהּ	חֲבִיבָתָם	חֲבִיבָתָן
masculine plural	indefinite	חֲבִיבִים	first	חביביי / חֲבִיבַי		חֲבִיבֵינוּ
	definite	הַחֲבִיבִים	second	חֲבִיבֶיךָ	חביבייך / חֲבִיבַיִךְ	חֲבִיבֵיכֶם	חֲבִיבֵיכֶן
	construct	חֲבִיבֵי־	third	חֲבִיבָיו	חֲבִיבֶיהָ	חֲבִיבֵיהֶם	חֲבִיבֵיהֶן
feminine plural	indefinite	חֲבִיבוֹת	first	חביבותיי / חֲבִיבוֹתַי		חֲבִיבוֹתֵינוּ
	definite	הַחֲבִיבוֹת	second	חֲבִיבוֹתֶיךָ	חביבותייך / חֲבִיבוֹתַיִךְ	חֲבִיבוֹתֵיכֶם	חֲבִיבוֹתֵיכֶן
	construct	חֲבִיבוֹת־	third	חֲבִיבוֹתָיו	חֲבִיבוֹתֶיהָ	חֲבִיבוֹתָם	חֲבִיבוֹתָן

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