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

41. Joshua 22:5 לְ֠אַהֲבָה Le.'a.ha.vah · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Only take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, to love Jehovah your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.

42. Joshua 23:11 לְאַהֲבָ֖ה le.'a.ha.Vah · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love Jehovah your God.

43. Judges 5:31 וְאֹ֣הֲבָ֔יו ve.'O.ha.Vav · An -ing word: simple action

    So let all thine enemies perish, O Jehovah: But let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.

44. Judges 14:16 אֲהַבְתָּ֔נִי 'a.hav.Ta.ni · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    And Samson's wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell thee?

45. Judges 16:4 וַיֶּאֱהַ֥ב vai.ye.'e.Hav · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.

46. Judges 16:15 אֲהַבְתִּ֔יךְ 'a.hav.Tikh · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thy heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.

47. Ruth 4:15 אֲהֵבַ֙תֶךְ֙ 'a.he.Va.tekh · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And he shall be unto thee a restorer of life, and a nourisher of thine old age, for thy daughter-in-law, who loveth thee, who is better to thee than seven sons, hath borne him.

48. 1 Samuel 1:5 אָהֵ֔ב 'a.Hev · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    but unto Hannah he gave a double portion; for he loved Hannah, but Jehovah had shut up her womb.

49. 1 Samuel 16:21 וַיֶּאֱהָבֵ֣הֽוּ vai.ye.'e.ha.Ve.hu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armorbearer.

50. 1 Samuel 18:1 וַיֶּאֱהָבֵ֥הוּ vai.ye.'e.ha.vov · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

51. 1 Samuel 18:16 אֹהֵ֖ב 'o.Hev · An -ing word: simple action

    But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.

52. 1 Samuel 18:20 וַתֶּאֱהַ֛ב va.te.'e.Hav · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Michal, Saul's daughter, loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.

53. 1 Samuel 18:22 אֲהֵב֑וּךָ 'a.he.Vu.kha · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king's son-in-law.

54. 1 Samuel 18:28 אֲהֵבַֽתְהוּ׃ 'a.he.Vat.hu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And Saul saw and knew that Jehovah was with David; and Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him.

55. 1 Samuel 20:17 אֲהֵבֽוֹ׃ ס 'a.he.Vo · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And Jonathan caused David to swear again, for the love that he had to him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul.

56. 2 Samuel 1:23 הַנֶּאֱהָבִ֤ים ha.ne.'e.ha.Vim · An -ing word: receiving the action

    Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, And in their death they were not divided: They were swifter than eagles, They were stronger than lions.

57. 2 Samuel 12:24 אֲהֵבֽוֹ׃ 'a.he.Vo · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon. And Jehovah loved him;

58. 2 Samuel 13:1 וַיֶּאֱהָבֶ֖הָ vai.ye.'e.ha.Ve.ha · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.

59. 2 Samuel 13:4 אֹהֵֽב׃ 'o.Hev · An -ing word: simple action

    And he said unto him, Why, O son of the king, art thou thus lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.

60. 2 Samuel 13:15 אֲהֵבָ֑הּ 'a.he.Vah · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Then Amnon hated her with exceeding great hatred; for the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love wherewith he had loved her. And Amnon said unto her, Arise, be gone.

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