Difference between revisions of "Amiable"

        <p> A'MIABLE, a. L. amabilis from amo, to love. </p> <blockquote> 1. [[Lovely]] worth of love deserving of affection applied usually to persons. But in Psalms 84:1 , there is an exception, "How amiable are the tabernacles, O Lord." </blockquote> <blockquote> 2. Pretending or showing love. </blockquote> <p> Lay amiable siege to the honesty of this Ford's wife. </p> <p> But this use is not legitimate. </p>

        <p> '''''ā´mi''''' -'''''a''''' -'''''b´l''''' ( ידיד , <i> '''''yedhı̄dh''''' </i> , "beloved"): Applied to the tabernacle or tent of meeting "How amiable ("lovely" the Revised Version, margin) are thy tabernacles" ( [[Psalm]] 84:1 ), the plural having reference to the subdivisions and appurtenances of the sanctuary (compare Psalm 68:35 ). The adjective is rendered "amiable" in the sense of the French <i> amiable </i> , lovely; but the usage of the [[Hebrew]] word requires it to be understood as meaning "dear," "beloved." Compare "so amiable a prospect" (Sir T. Herbert), "They keep their churches so cleanly and amiable" (Howell, 1644). "What made the tabernacle of [[Moses]] lovely was not the outside, which was very mean, but what was within" (John Gill). See [[Tabernacle]] . </p>

        <ref name="term_57896"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/amiable Amiable from King James Dictionary]</ref>

        <ref name="term_776"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/amiable Amiable from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref>