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. Exodus 20:6 לְאֹהֲבַ֖י le.'o.ha.Vai · An -ing word: simple action

    and showing lovingkindness unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.

  2. Exodus 21:5 אָהַ֙בְתִּי֙ 'a.Hav.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    But if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:

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