Jastrow: חָבִיב I

חָבִיב I m. (חָבַב) beloved, dear, precious; favored, privileged. Ab. II, 10 יהי … ח׳ עליך וכ׳ let thy neighbor’s honor be as dear to thee as thine own. Ib. III, 14 ח׳ אדם וכ׳ man is privileged (favored of God) in that he was created &c.; a. v. fr.—Pl. חֲבִיבִים, חֲבִיבִין. Ber. 5ᵇ ח׳ עליך וסורין are sufferings dear to thee (as divine trials)?—Yoma 52ᵃ ח׳ ישראל וכ׳ Israel is favored, for the Lord made them independent of a mediator; a. v. fr.—Fem. חֲבִיבָה. Tosef. Ber. VII, 24; Ber. 63ᵃ; Y. ib. IX, end, 14ᵈ ח׳ תורה וכ׳ the Law is appreciated. Pes. 68ᵇ כמה ח׳ מצוה בשעתה how much more preferable is a religious act when done betimes; a. e.—Pl. חֲבִיבוֹת. Sot. 13ᵃ כמה ח׳ … על וכ׳ how dear were religious acts to Moses.