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. Hosea 2:5 מְאַהֲבַי֙ me.'a.ha.Vai · An -ing word: strong action

   for their mother hath played the harlot; she that conceived them hath done shamefully; for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink.

2. Hosea 2:7 מְאַהֲבֶ֙יהָ֙ me.'a.ha.Vei.ha · An -ing word: strong action

   And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now.

3. Hosea 2:10 מְאַהֲבֶ֑יהָ me.'a.ha.Vei.ha · An -ing word: strong action

   And now will I uncover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and none shall deliver her out of my hand.

4. Hosea 2:12 מְאַֽהֲבָ֑י me.'a.ha.Vai · An -ing word: strong action

   And I will lay waste her vines and her fig-trees, whereof she hath said, These are my hire that my lovers have given me; and I will make them a forest, and the beasts of the field shall eat them.

5. Hosea 2:13 מְאַהֲבֶ֑יהָ me.'a.ha.Vei.ha · An -ing word: strong action

   And I will visit upon her the days of the Baalim, unto which she burned incense, when she decked herself with her ear-rings and her jewels, and went after her lovers, and forgat me, saith Jehovah.

6. Hosea 3:1 אֱֽהַב־ 'ehav- · A command to you: simple action

   And Jehovah said unto me, Go again, love a woman beloved of her friend, and an adulteress, even as Jehovah loveth the children of Israel, though they turn unto other gods, and love cakes of raisins.

7. Hosea 3:1 אֲהֻ֥בַת 'a.Hu.vat · An -ing word: simple action, it is done to the subject

   And Jehovah said unto me, Go again, love a woman beloved of her friend, and an adulteress, even as Jehovah loveth the children of Israel, though they turn unto other gods, and love cakes of raisins.

8. Hosea 3:1 וְאֹהֲבֵ֖י ve.'o.ha.Vei · An -ing word: simple action

   And Jehovah said unto me, Go again, love a woman beloved of her friend, and an adulteress, even as Jehovah loveth the children of Israel, though they turn unto other gods, and love cakes of raisins.

9. Hosea 4:18 אָהֲב֥וּ 'a.ha.Vu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

   Their drink is become sour; they play the harlot continually; her rulers dearly love shame.

10. Hosea 4:18 הֵב֛וּ he.Vu · A command to all of you: simple action

    Their drink is become sour; they play the harlot continually; her rulers dearly love shame.

11. Hosea 9:1 אָהַ֣בְתָּ 'a.Hav.ta · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, like the peoples; for thou hast played the harlot, departing from thy God; thou hast loved hire upon every grain-floor.

12. Hosea 9:10 כְּאָהֳבָֽם׃ ke.'o.ho.Vam · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the first-ripe in the fig-tree at its first season: but they came to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves unto the shameful thing, and became abominable like that which they loved.

13. Hosea 10:11 אֹהַ֣בְתִּי 'o.Hav.ti · An -ing word: simple action

    And Ephraim is a heifer that is taught, that loveth to tread out the grain; but I have passed over upon her fair neck: I will set a rider on Ephraim; Judah shall plow, Jacob shall break his clods.

14. Hosea 11:1 וָאֹהֲבֵ֑הוּ va.'o.ha.Ve.hu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by me

    When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.

15. Hosea 12:7 אָהֵֽב׃ 'a.Hev · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    He is a trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.

16. Hosea 14:4 אֹהֲבֵ֖ם 'o.ha.Vem · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely; for mine anger is turned away from him.

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