Word study · Hebrew
אָהֵב
a.havH0157to love: lover
Used 210 times in the tagged text.
H0157G · אָהֵב · to love: lover
What it means
- to love
- to like
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- : lover
- 1) to love
- 1a) (Qal)
- 1a1) human love for another, includes family, and sexual
- 1a2) human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom
- 1a3) human love for or to God
- 1a4) act of being a friend
- 1a4a) lover (participle)
- 1a4b) friend (participle)
- 1a5) God's love toward man
- 1a5a) to individual men
- 1a5b) to people Israel
- 1a5c) to righteousness
- 1b) (Niphal)
- 1b1) lovely (participle)
- 1b2) loveable (participle)
- 1c) (Piel)
- 1c1) friends
- 1c2) lovers (fig. of adulterers)
- 2) to like
- Also means: a.hav (אָהֵב ": friend" H0157H)
H0157H · אָהֵב · to love: friend
What it means
- to love
- to like
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- : friend
- 1) to love
- 1a) (Qal)
- 1a1) human love for another, includes family, and sexual
- 1a2) human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom
- 1a3) human love for or to God
- 1a4) act of being a friend
- 1a4a) lover (participle)
- 1a4b) friend (participle)
- 1a5) God's love toward man
- 1a5a) to individual men
- 1a5b) to people Israel
- 1a5c) to righteousness
- 1b) (Niphal)
- 1b1) lovely (participle)
- 1b2) loveable (participle)
- 1c) (Piel)
- 1c1) friends
- 1c2) lovers (fig. of adulterers)
- 2) to like
Same idea, other words · Love
Hebrew uses one common word for love; Greek has several. Agape is the word the New Testament chooses most for God's love and ours, without making it a lesser or higher love than other words in every verse.
- אָהֵבahav to love: loverto love, of people and of GodH0157
- ἀγαπάωagapaō to loveto love (verb)G0025
- ἀγάπηagapē lovelove (noun), the New Testament's favoriteG0026
- φιλέωphileō to loveto love as a friend, to be fond ofG5368
- φιλαδελφίαphiladelphia brotherly lovebrotherly love, love of the family of faithG5360
Where it appears
- Genesis14
- Exodus2
- Leviticus2
- Deuteronomy21
- Joshua2
- Judges4
- Ruth1
- 1 Samuel8
- 2 Samuel7
- 1 Kings4
- 2 Chronicles5
- Nehemiah2
- Esther4
- Job1
- Psalms39
- Proverbs27
- Ecclesiastes4
- Song of Songs7
- Isaiah9
- Jeremiah10
- Lamentations2
- Ezekiel7
- Daniel1
- Hosea16
- Amos2
- Micah2
- Zechariah3
- Malachi4
Every use · 101–150 of 210 · BSB
I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice— my appeal for mercy.
I delight in Your commandments because I love them.
I lift up my hands to Your commandments, which I love, and I meditate on Your statutes.
Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my meditation.
The double-minded I despise, but Your law I love.
All the wicked on earth You discard like dross; therefore I love Your testimonies.
Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.
Turn to me and show me mercy, as You do to those who love Your name.
Your promise is completely pure; therefore Your servant loves it.
Consider how I love Your precepts, O LORD; give me life according to Your loving devotion.
I hate and abhor falsehood, but Your law I love.
Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your law; nothing can make them stumble.
I obey Your testimonies and love them greatly.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you prosper.
The LORD preserves all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy.
the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.
“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?
for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.
Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you.
I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.
I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.
bestowing wealth on those who love me and making their treasuries full.
But he who fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.”
Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.
He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.
The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.
A mocker does not love to be reproved, nor will he consult the wise.
Righteous lips are a king’s delight, and he who speaks honestly is beloved.
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.
He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.
Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.
He who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success.
Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.
He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.
The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.
He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.
He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.
Enjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun—all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun.
The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.
Take me away with you—let us hurry! May the king bring me to his chambers. We will rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. It is only right that they adore you.
Tell me, O one I love, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest them at midday? Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?
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