'ahab <0157>
bha 'ahab or bha 'aheb
| Pronunciation | : | aw-hab' aw-habe' |
| Origin | : | a primitive root |
| Reference | : | TWOT - 29 |
| PrtSpch | : | v (verb) |
| In Hebrew | : | bha 40, ytbha 16, tbha 10, wbha 10, hbhal 10, bhayw 9, ybha 8, Kybham 6, hybham 5, hbhas 5, tbhaw 4, wybha 4, bhay 4, Kybha 4, ybhaw 4, ybhal 4, bhaw 3, ybham 3, wybhal 3, hbha 3, Kbha 3, Kytbha 3, Kwbha 3, wbhaw 2, hybha 2, hbwhah 2, wbhat 2, hbhayw 2, hbhalw 2, bhat 2, Mbhaw 1, Mbha 1, whbhayw 1, Mybhanh 1, hybhaw 1, Mwbha 1, Mtbha 1, wtbhab 1, Mtbhaw 1, wybhaw 1, *whbhayw {wbhayw} 1, Nwbhat 1, bhwa 1, wbh 1, wntbha 1, ynbhay 1, Kbhaw 1, Mybha 1, yntbha 1, bhatw 1, *ybha {hybha} 1, bhal 1, Kybhamw 1, Mbhak 1, Kbhayw 1, ybhaml 1, whbhaw 1, hbwha 1, Ktbha 1, whtbha 1, bwhaw 1 |
| In NET | : | love 91, loves 31, loved 24, lovers 13, friends 8, friend 4, beloved 4, allies 3, Love 3, loyal 3, ally 3, fell in love 2, promotes 2, lover 1, both 1, loving 1, adored 1, adore 1, choose 1, previously felt toward 1, chose 1, favorite 1, rewards 1, liked 1, favor 1, fallen in love 1, dearly 1, demonstrated his loyalty 1, like 1 |
| In AV | : | love 169, lover(s) 19, friend(s) 12, beloved 5, liketh 1, lovely 1, loving 1 |
| Count | : | 208 |
| Definition | : |
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
or raheb {aw-habe'}; a primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise): KJV -- (be-)love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend. |
| Related Greek | : | - |
