אָהֵב

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

• to love: lover H0157G 198
• to love: friend H0157H · a Meaning of 13

Strong's dictionary

or אָהֵב ; a primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise); (be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Every occurrence

1. 1 Samuel 1:5 אָהֵ֔ב 'a.Hev · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

   but unto Hannah he gave a double portion; for he loved Hannah, but Jehovah had shut up her womb.

2. 1 Samuel 16:21 וַיֶּאֱהָבֵ֣הֽוּ vai.ye.'e.ha.Ve.hu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

   And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armorbearer.

3. 1 Samuel 18:1 וַיֶּאֱהָבֵ֥הוּ vai.ye.'e.ha.vov · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

   And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

4. 1 Samuel 18:16 אֹהֵ֖ב 'o.Hev · An -ing word: simple action

   But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.

5. 1 Samuel 18:20 וַתֶּאֱהַ֛ב va.te.'e.Hav · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

   And Michal, Saul's daughter, loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.

6. 1 Samuel 18:22 אֲהֵב֑וּךָ 'a.he.Vu.kha · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

   And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king's son-in-law.

7. 1 Samuel 18:28 אֲהֵבַֽתְהוּ׃ 'a.he.Vat.hu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

   And Saul saw and knew that Jehovah was with David; and Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him.

8. 1 Samuel 20:17 אֲהֵבֽוֹ׃ ס 'a.he.Vo · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

   And Jonathan caused David to swear again, for the love that he had to him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul.

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