אָהֵב

a.hav · to love: lover

Hebrew · Strong's H157 · Verb · Sounds like: aw-hab' · 211 occurrences

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)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
אָהֵב 216 vb. love
Qal
1. human love to human object
2. less oft. of appetite
3. love to God
4. esp. Pt.
5. of divine love
Niph. Pt. pl. lovely, loveable
Pi.
1. friends
2. lovers

Every occurrence

  1. Daniel 9:4 לְאֹהֲבָ֖יו le.'o.ha.Vav · An -ing word: simple action

    And I prayed unto Jehovah my God, and made confession, and said, Oh, Lord, the great and dreadful God, who keepeth covenant and lovingkindness with them that love him and keep his commandments,

American Standard Version (1901). Public domain.

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