Strong's H157 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: אָהַב (ʼâhab)

Pronunciation: aw-hab'

POS: aw-hab' Morph: v

Exegesis: or  ; a primitive root;

Definition: or אָהֵב ; a primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise); (be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.

KJV Usage: (be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. 1) to love
• 2. 1a) (Qal)
• 3. 1a1) human love for another, includes family, and sexual
• 4. 1a2) human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom
• 5. 1a3) human love for or to God
• 6. 1a4) act of being a friend
• 7. 1a4a) lover (participle)
• 8. 1a4b) friend (participle)
• 9. 1a5) God's love toward man
• 10. 1a5a) to individual men
• 11. 1a5b) to people Israel
• 12. 1a5c) to righteousness
• 13. 1b) (Niphal)
• 14. 1b1) lovely (participle)
• 15. 1b2) loveable (participle)
• 16. 1c) (Piel)
• 17. 1c1) friends
• 18. 1c2) lovers (fig. of adulterers)
• 19. 2) to like

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G25
• GREEK G25
• GREEK G27
• GREEK G1092
• GREEK G1774
• GREEK G2192
• GREEK G2212
• GREEK G2902
• GREEK G5368
• GREEK G5373
• GREEK G5384
• GREEK G5463

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