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. Proverbs 1:22 תְּֽאֵהֲב֫וּ te.'e.ha.Vu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?

  2. Proverbs 3:12 יֶאֱהַ֣ב ye.'e.Hav · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    For whom Jehovah loveth he reproveth; Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

  3. Proverbs 4:6 אֱהָבֶ֥הָ 'e.ha.Ve.ha · A command to you: simple action

    Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee; Love her, and she will keep thee.

  4. Proverbs 8:17 אֹהֲבַ֣י 'o.ha.vei.i · An -ing word: simple action

    I love them that love me; And those that seek me diligently shall find me.

  5. Proverbs 8:17 אֵהָ֑ב 'e.Hav · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    I love them that love me; And those that seek me diligently shall find me.

  6. Proverbs 8:21 אֹהֲבַ֥י׀ 'o.ha.Vai · An -ing word: simple action

    That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance, And that I may fill their treasuries.

  7. Proverbs 8:36 אָ֣הֲבוּ 'A.ha.vu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: All they that hate me love death.

  8. Proverbs 9:8 וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃ ve.ye.'e.ha.Ve.ka · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

  9. Proverbs 12:1 אֹהֵ֣ב 'o.Hev · An -ing word: simple action

    Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge; But he that hateth reproof is brutish.

  10. Proverbs 12:1 אֹ֣הֵֽב 'O.hev · An -ing word: simple action

    Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge; But he that hateth reproof is brutish.

  11. Proverbs 13:24 וְ֝אֹהֲב֗וֹ ve.'o.ha.Vo · An -ing word: simple action

    He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

  12. Proverbs 14:20 וְאֹהֲבֵ֖י ve.'o.ha.Vei · An -ing word: simple action

    The poor is hated even of his own neighbor; But the rich hath many friends.

  13. Proverbs 15:9 יֶאֱהָֽב׃ ye.'e.Hav · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    The way of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; But he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.

  14. Proverbs 15:12 יֶאֱהַב־ ye.'e.hav- · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    A scoffer loveth not to be reproved; He will not go unto the wise.

  15. Proverbs 16:13 יֶאֱהָֽב׃ ye.'e.Hav · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right.

  16. Proverbs 17:17 אֹהֵ֣ב 'o.Hev · An -ing word: simple action

    A friend loveth at all times; And a brother is born for adversity.

  17. Proverbs 17:19 אֹ֣הֵֽב 'O.hev · An -ing word: simple action

    He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.

  18. Proverbs 17:19 אֹהֵ֣ב 'o.Hev · An -ing word: simple action

    He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.

  19. Proverbs 18:21 וְ֝אֹהֲבֶ֗יהָ ve.'o.ha.Vei.ha · An -ing word: simple action

    Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

  20. Proverbs 18:24 אֹ֝הֵ֗ב 'o.Hev · An -ing word: simple action

    He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

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