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. Lamentations 1:2 אֹהֲבֶ֑יהָ 'o.ha.Vei.ha · An -ing word: simple action

    She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks; Among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: All her friends have dealt treacherously with her; they are become her enemies.

  2. Lamentations 1:19 לַֽמְאַהֲבַי֙ lam.'a.ha.Vai · An -ing word: strong action

    I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: My priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, While they sought them food to refresh their souls.

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