Word Study · Strong's H157
אָהַב
ʼâhab
“to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)”
- 211occurrencescanonical count
- 211tagged so farloaded book by book
- 28books spannedamong tagged text
Strong's Dictionary (1890, public domain)
Definition
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) KJV usage: (be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
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The ledger of occurrences
Genesis 14Exodus 2Leviticus 2Deuteronomy 22Joshua 2Judges 4Ruth 11 Samuel 82 Samuel 71 Kings 42 Chronicles 5Nehemiah 2Esther 4Job 1Psalms 39Proverbs 27Ecclesiastes 4Song of Solomon 7Isaiah 9Jeremiah 10Lamentations 2Ezekiel 7Daniel 1Hosea 16Amos 2Micah 2Zechariah 3Malachi 4
Genesis14 occurrences
And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son, whom thou lovest, even Isaac, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt-offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.The first tagged occurrence in Genesis.
Genesis 22:2אָהַ֙בְתָּ֙'a.Hav.ta — you loveHVqp2msGenesis 24:67וַיֶּאֱהָבֶ֑הָvai.ye.'e.ha.Ve.ha — and he loved herHc/Vqw3ms/Sp3fsGenesis 25:28וַיֶּאֱהַ֥בvai.ye.'e.Hav — and he lovedHc/Vqw3msGenesis 25:28אֹהֶ֥בֶת'o.He.vet — [was] lovingHVqrfsaGenesis 27:4אָהַ֛בְתִּי'a.Hav.ti — I loveHVqp1csGenesis 27:9אָהֵֽב׃'a.Hev — he lovesHVqp3msGenesis 27:14אָהֵ֥ב'a.Hev — he lovedHVqp3msGenesis 29:18וַיֶּאֱהַ֥בvai.ye.'e.Hav — and he lovedHc/Vqw3msGenesis 29:30וַיֶּאֱהַ֥בvai.ye.'e.Hav — and he lovedHc/Vqw3msGenesis 29:32יֶאֱהָבַ֥נִיye.'e.ha.Va.ni — he will love meHVqi3ms/Sp1bsGenesis 34:3וַיֶּֽאֱהַב֙vai.ye.'e.Hav — and he lovedHc/Vqw3msGenesis 37:3אָהַ֤ב'a.Hav — he lovedHVqp3msGenesis 37:4אָהַ֤ב'a.Hav — he lovedHVqp3msGenesis 44:20אֲהֵבֽוֹ׃'a.he.Vo — he loves himHVqp3ms/Sp3ms
Exodus2 occurrences
and showing lovingkindness unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.The first tagged occurrence in Exodus.
Leviticus2 occurrences
Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people; but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am Jehovah.The first tagged occurrence in Leviticus.
Deuteronomy22 occurrences
And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out with his presence, with his great power, out of Egypt;The first tagged occurrence in Deuteronomy.
Deuteronomy 4:37אָהַב֙'a.Hav — he lovedHVqp3msDeuteronomy 5:10לְאֹהֲבַ֖יle.'o.ha.Vai — of [those who] love meHR/Vqrmpc/Sp1bsDeuteronomy 6:5וְאָ֣הַבְתָּ֔ve.'A.hav.ta — and you will loveHc/Vqq2msDeuteronomy 7:9לְאֹהֲבָ֛יוle.'o.ha.Vav — to [those who] love himHR/Vqrmpc/Sp3msDeuteronomy 7:13וַאֲהֵ֣בְךָ֔va.'a.He.ve.kha — and he will love youHc/Vqq3ms/Sp2msDeuteronomy 10:12וּלְאַהֲבָ֣הu.le.'a.ha.Vah — and to loveHC/R/VqccDeuteronomy 10:15לְאַהֲבָ֣הle.'a.ha.Vah — to loveHR/VqccDeuteronomy 10:18וְאֹהֵ֣בve.'o.Hev — and [he is] lovingHC/VqrmsaDeuteronomy 10:19וַאֲהַבְתֶּ֖םva.'a.hav.Tem — and you will loveHc/Vqq2mpDeuteronomy 11:1וְאָ֣הַבְתָּ֔ve.'A.hav.ta — and you will loveHc/Vqq2msDeuteronomy 11:13לְאַהֲבָ֞הle.'a.ha.Vah — to loveHR/VqccDeuteronomy 11:22לְאַהֲבָ֞הle.'a.ha.Vah — to loveHR/VqccDeuteronomy 13:3אֹֽהֲבִים֙'o.ha.Vim — lovingHVqrmpaDeuteronomy 15:16אֲהֵֽבְךָ֙'a.he.ve.Kha — he loves youHVqp3ms/Sp2msDeuteronomy 19:9לְאַהֲבָ֞הle.'a.ha.Vah — to loveHR/VqccDeuteronomy 21:15הָאֲהוּבָ֖הha.'a.hu.Vah — the loved [one]HTd/VqsfsaDeuteronomy 21:15אֲהוּבָה֙'a.hu.Vah — [is] lovedHVqsfsaDeuteronomy 21:16הָ֣אֲהוּבָ֔הha.'a.hu.Vah — the loved [one]HTd/VqsfsaDeuteronomy 23:5אֲהֵֽבְךָ֖'a.he.ve.Kha — he loved youHVqp3ms/Sp2msDeuteronomy 30:6לְאַהֲבָ֞הle.'a.ha.Vah — to loveHR/VqccDeuteronomy 30:16לְאַהֲבָ֞הle.'a.ha.Vah — to loveHR/VqccDeuteronomy 30:20לְאַֽהֲבָה֙le.'a.ha.Vah — by lovingHR/Vqcc
Joshua2 occurrences
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.The first tagged occurrence in Joshua.
Judges4 occurrences
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.The first tagged occurrence in Judges.
Ruth1 occurrence
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.The first tagged occurrence in Ruth.
1 Samuel8 occurrences
but unto Hannah he gave a double portion; for he loved Hannah, but Jehovah had shut up her womb.The first tagged occurrence in 1 Samuel.
1 Samuel 1:5אָהֵ֔ב'a.Hev — he lovedHVqp3ms1 Samuel 16:21וַיֶּאֱהָבֵ֣הֽוּvai.ye.'e.ha.Ve.hu — and he loved himHc/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms1 Samuel 18:1וַיֶּאֱהָבֵ֥הוּvai.ye.'e.ha.vov — and he loved himHc/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms1 Samuel 18:16אֹהֵ֖ב'o.Hev — [were] lovingHVqrmsa1 Samuel 18:20וַתֶּאֱהַ֛בva.te.'e.Hav — and she lovedHc/Vqw3fs1 Samuel 18:22אֲהֵב֑וּךָ'a.he.Vu.kha — they love youHVqp3cp/Sp2ms1 Samuel 18:28אֲהֵבַֽתְהוּ׃'a.he.Vat.hu — she loved himHVqp3fs/Sp3ms1 Samuel 20:17אֲהֵבֽוֹ׃ ס'a.he.Vo — he loved himHVqp3ms/Sp3ms
2 Samuel7 occurrences
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.The first tagged occurrence in 2 Samuel.
2 Samuel 1:23הַנֶּאֱהָבִ֤יםha.ne.'e.ha.Vim — <the> lovableHTd/VNrmpa2 Samuel 12:24אֲהֵבֽוֹ׃'a.he.Vo — he loved himHVqp3ms/Sp3ms2 Samuel 13:1וַיֶּאֱהָבֶ֖הָvai.ye.'e.ha.Ve.ha — and he loved herHc/Vqw3ms/Sp3fs2 Samuel 13:4אֹהֵֽב׃'o.Hev — [am] lovingHVqrmsa2 Samuel 13:15אֲהֵבָ֑הּ'a.he.Vah — he had loved herHVqp3ms/Sp3fs2 Samuel 19:6אֹהֲבֶ֑יךָ'o.ha.Vei.kha — [those who] love youHVqrmpc/Sp2ms2 Samuel 19:6לְאַֽהֲבָה֙le.'a.ha.Vah — by lovingHR/Vqcc
1 Kings4 occurrences
And Solomon loved Jehovah, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.The first tagged occurrence in 1 Kings.
2 Chronicles5 occurrences
Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on his throne, to be king for Jehovah thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do justice and righteousness.The first tagged occurrence in 2 Chronicles.
Nehemiah2 occurrences
and said, I beseech thee, O Jehovah, the God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and lovingkindness with them that love him and keep his commandments:The first tagged occurrence in Nehemiah.
Esther4 occurrences
Job1 occurrence
Psalms39 occurrences
Psalms 4:2תֶּאֱהָב֣וּןte.'e.ha.Vun — will you love? !HVqi2mp/SnPsalms 5:11אֹהֲבֵ֥י'o.ha.Vei — [those who] loveHVqrmpcPsalms 11:5וְאֹהֵ֣בve.'o.Hev — and [one who] lovesHC/VqrmscPsalms 11:7אָהֵ֑ב'a.Hev — he lovesHVqp3msPsalms 26:8אָ֭הַבְתִּי'A.hav.ti — I loveHVqp1csPsalms 31:23אֶֽהֱב֥וּ'e.he.Vu — loveHVqv2mpPsalms 33:5אֹ֭הֵב'O.hev — [he is] lovingHVqrmsaPsalms 34:12אֹהֵ֥ב'o.Hev — [who] loves?HVqrmsaPsalms 37:28אֹ֘הֵ֤ב'o.Hev — [is] lovingHVqrmsaPsalms 38:11אֹֽהֲבַ֨י׀'o.ha.Vai — friends myHVqrmpc/Sp1bsPsalms 40:16אֹֽ֝הֲבֵ֗י'o.ha.Vei — [those who] loveHVqrmpcPsalms 45:7אָהַ֣בְתָּ'a.Hav.ta — you have lovedHVqp2msPsalms 47:4אָהֵ֣ב'a.Hev — he lovedHVqp3msPsalms 52:3אָהַ֣בְתָּ'a.Hav.ta — you loveHVqp2msPsalms 52:4אָהַ֥בְתָּ'a.Hav.ta — you loveHVqp2msPsalms 69:36וְאֹהֲבֵ֥יve.'o.ha.Vei — and [those who] loveHC/VqrmpcPsalms 70:4אֹ֝הֲבֵ֗י'o.ha.Vei — [those who] loveHVqrmpcPsalms 78:68אָהֵֽב׃'a.Hev — he lovedHVqp3msPsalms 87:2אֹהֵ֣ב'o.Hev — [is] lovingHVqrmsaPsalms 88:18אֹהֵ֣ב'o.Hev — [one who] lovesHVqrmsaPsalms 97:10אֹהֲבֵ֥י'o.ha.Vei — O [you who] loveHVqrmpcPsalms 99:4אָ֫הֵ֥ב'a.Hev — he lovesHVqp3msPsalms 109:17וַיֶּאֱהַ֣בvai.ye.'e.Hav — and he lovedHc/Vqw3msPsalms 116:1אָ֭הַבְתִּי'A.hav.ti — I loveHVqp1csPsalms 119:47אָהָֽבְתִּי׃'a.Ha.ve.ti — I loveHVqp1csPsalms 119:48אָהָ֗בְתִּי'a.Ha.ve.ti — I loveHVqp1csPsalms 119:97אָהַ֥בְתִּי'a.Hav.ti — I loveHVqp1csPsalms 119:113אָהָֽבְתִּי׃'a.Ha.ve.ti — I loveHVqp1csPsalms 119:119אָהַ֥בְתִּי'a.Hav.ti — I loveHVqp1csPsalms 119:127אָהַ֣בְתִּי'a.Hav.ti — I loveHVqp1csPsalms 119:132לְאֹהֲבֵ֥יle.'o.ha.Vei — to [those who] loveHR/VqrmpcPsalms 119:140אֲהֵבָֽהּ׃'a.he.Vah — he loves itHVqp3ms/Sp3fsPsalms 119:159אָהָ֑בְתִּי'a.Ha.ve.ti — I loveHVqp1csPsalms 119:163אָהָֽבְתִּי׃'a.Ha.ve.ti — I loveHVqp1csPsalms 119:165לְאֹהֲבֵ֣יle.'o.ha.Vei — [belongs] to [those who] loveHR/VqrmpcPsalms 119:167וָאֹהֲבֵ֥םva.'o.ha.Vem — and I have loved themHc/Vqw1cs/Sp3mpPsalms 122:6אֹהֲבָֽיִךְ׃'o.ha.Va.yikh — [those who] love youHVqrmpc/Sp2fsPsalms 145:20אֹהֲבָ֑יו'o.ha.Vav — [those who] love himHVqrmpc/Sp3msPsalms 146:8אֹהֵ֥ב'o.Hev — [is] lovingHVqrmsa
Proverbs27 occurrences
Proverbs 1:22תְּֽאֵהֲב֫וּte.'e.ha.Vu — will you loveHVqi2mpProverbs 3:12יֶאֱהַ֣בye.'e.Hav — he lovesHVqi3msProverbs 4:6אֱהָבֶ֥הָ'e.ha.Ve.ha — love herHVqv2ms/Sp3fsProverbs 8:17אֵהָ֑ב'e.Hav — I loveHVqi1csProverbs 8:17אֹהֲבַ֣י'o.ha.vei.i — [those who] love meHVqrmpc/Sp1bsProverbs 8:21אֹהֲבַ֥י׀'o.ha.Vai — [those who] love meHVqrmpc/Sp1bsProverbs 8:36אָ֣הֲבוּ'A.ha.vu — they loveHVqp3cpProverbs 9:8וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃ve.ye.'e.ha.Ve.ka — and he will love youHC/Vqu3ms/Sp2msProverbs 12:1אֹהֵ֣ב'o.Hev — [one who] lovesHVqrmsaProverbs 12:1אֹ֣הֵֽב'O.hev — [is] lovingHVqrmsaProverbs 13:24וְ֝אֹהֲב֗וֹve.'o.ha.Vo — and [one who] loves himHC/Vqrmsc/Sp3msProverbs 14:20וְאֹהֲבֵ֖יve.'o.ha.Vei — and [those who] loveHC/VqrmpcProverbs 15:9יֶאֱהָֽב׃ye.'e.Hav — he lovesHVqi3msProverbs 15:12יֶאֱהַב־ye.'e.hav- — he lovesHVqi3msProverbs 16:13יֶאֱהָֽב׃ye.'e.Hav — he lovesHVqi3msProverbs 17:17אֹהֵ֣ב'o.Hev — [is] lovingHVqrmsaProverbs 17:19אֹ֣הֵֽב'O.hev — [one who] lovesHVqrmsaProverbs 17:19אֹהֵ֣ב'o.Hev — [is] lovingHVqrmsaProverbs 18:21וְ֝אֹהֲבֶ֗יהָve.'o.ha.Vei.ha — and [those who] love itHC/Vqrmpc/Sp3fsProverbs 18:24אֹ֝הֵ֗ב'o.Hev — [is one who] lovesHVqrmsaProverbs 19:8אֹהֵ֣ב'o.Hev — [is] lovingHVqrmsaProverbs 20:13תֶּֽאֱהַ֣בte.'e.Hav — you loveHVqj2msProverbs 21:17אֹהֵ֥ב'o.Hev — [one who] lovesHVqrmsaProverbs 21:17אֹהֵ֣ב'o.Hev — [one who] lovesHVqrmsaProverbs 22:11אֹהֵ֥ב'o.Hev — [one who] lovesHVqrmsaProverbs 27:6אוֹהֵ֑ב'o.Hev — [one who] lovesHVqrmsaProverbs 29:3אֹהֵ֣ב'o.Hev — [who] lovesHVqrmsa
Ecclesiastes4 occurrences
Song of Solomon7 occurrences
Song of Solomon 1:3אֲהֵבֽוּךָ׃'a.he.Vu.kha — they love youHVqp3cp/Sp2msSong of Solomon 1:4אֲהֵבֽוּךָ׃ ס'a.he.Vu.kha — they love youHVqp3cp/Sp2msSong of Solomon 1:7שֶׁ֤אָהֲבָה֙she.'a.ha.vah — [O] whom it lovesHTr/Vqp3fsSong of Solomon 3:1שֶׁאָהֲבָ֖הshe.'a.ha.Vah — whom it lovesHTr/Vqp3fsSong of Solomon 3:2שֶׁאָהֲבָ֖הshe.'a.ha.Vah — whom it lovesHTr/Vqp3fsSong of Solomon 3:3שֶׁאָהֲבָ֥הshe.'a.ha.Vah — whom it lovesHTr/Vqp3fsSong of Solomon 3:4שֶׁאָהֲבָ֖הshe.'a.ha.Vah — whom it lovesHTr/Vqp3fs
Isaiah9 occurrences
Isaiah 1:23אֹהֵ֣ב'o.Hev — [is] lovingHVqrmsaIsaiah 41:8אֹהֲבִֽי׃'o.ha.Vi — friend myHVqrmsc/Sp1bsIsaiah 43:4אֲהַבְתִּ֑יךָ'a.hav.Ti.kha — I love youHVqp1cs/Sp2msIsaiah 48:14אֲהֵב֔וֹ'a.he.Vo — he loves himHVqp3ms/Sp3msIsaiah 56:6וּֽלְאַהֲבָה֙u.le.'a.ha.Vah — and to loveHC/R/VqccIsaiah 56:10אֹהֲבֵ֖י'o.ha.Vei — [they] loveHVqrmpcIsaiah 57:8אָהַ֥בְתְּ'a.Havt — you have lovedHVqp2fsIsaiah 61:8אֹהֵ֣ב'o.Hev — [am] lovingHVqrmsaIsaiah 66:10אֹהֲבֶ֑יהָ'o.ha.Vei.ha — [those who] love itHVqrmpc/Sp3fs
Jeremiah10 occurrences
Jeremiah 2:25אָהַ֥בְתִּי'a.Hav.ti — I loveHVqp1csJeremiah 5:31אָ֣הֲבוּ'A.ha.vu — they have lovedHVqp3cpJeremiah 8:2אֲהֵב֜וּם'a.he.Vum — they loved themHVqp3cp/Sp3mpJeremiah 14:10אָֽהֲבוּ֙'a.ha.Vu — they have lovedHVqp3cpJeremiah 20:4אֹהֲבֶ֗יךָ'o.ha.Vei.kha — friends yourHVqrmpc/Sp2msJeremiah 20:6אֹ֣הֲבֶ֔יךָ'o.ha.Vei.kha — friends yourHVqrmpc/Sp2msJeremiah 22:20מְאַהֲבָֽיִךְ׃me.'a.ha.Va.yikh — lovers yourHVprmpc/Sp2fsJeremiah 22:22וּֽמְאַהֲבַ֖יִךְu.me.'a.ha.Va.yikh — and lovers yourHC/Vprmpc/Sp2fsJeremiah 30:14מְאַהֲבַ֣יִךְme.'a.ha.Va.yikh — lovers yourHVprmpc/Sp2fsJeremiah 31:3אֲהַבְתִּ֔יךְ'a.hav.Tikh — I have loved youHVqp1cs/Sp2fs
Lamentations2 occurrences
Ezekiel7 occurrences
Ezekiel 16:33מְאַֽהֲבַ֔יִךְme.'a.ha.Va.yikh — lovers yourHVprmpc/Sp2fsEzekiel 16:36מְאַהֲבָ֑יִךְme.'a.ha.Va.yikh — lovers yourHVprmpc/Sp2fsEzekiel 16:37מְאַהֲבַ֙יִךְ֙me.'a.ha.Va.yikh — lovers yourHVprmpc/Sp2fsEzekiel 16:37אָהַ֔בְתְּ'a.Havt — you lovedHVqp2fsEzekiel 23:5מְאַהֲבֶ֔יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.ha — lovers herHVprmpc/Sp3fsEzekiel 23:9מְאַֽהֲבֶ֑יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.ha — lovers herHVprmpc/Sp3fsEzekiel 23:22מְאַהֲבַ֙יִךְ֙me.'a.ha.Va.yikh — lovers yourHVprmpc/Sp2fs
Hosea16 occurrences
Hosea 2:5מְאַהֲבַי֙me.'a.ha.Vai — lovers myHVprmpc/Sp1bsHosea 2:7מְאַהֲבֶ֙יהָ֙me.'a.ha.Vei.ha — lovers herHVprmpc/Sp3fsHosea 2:10מְאַהֲבֶ֑יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.ha — lovers herHVprmpc/Sp3fsHosea 2:12מְאַֽהֲבָ֑יme.'a.ha.Vai — lovers myHVprmpc/Sp1bsHosea 2:13מְאַהֲבֶ֑יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.ha — lovers herHVprmpc/Sp3fsHosea 3:1אֱֽהַב־'ehav- — loveHVqv2msHosea 3:1אֲהֻ֥בַת'a.Hu.vat — [who] is loved ofHVqsfscHosea 3:1וְאֹהֲבֵ֖יve.'o.ha.Vei — and [are] lovingHC/VqrmpcHosea 4:18אָהֲב֥וּ'a.ha.Vu — they have lovedHVqp3cpHosea 4:18הֵב֛וּhe.Vu — loveHVqv2mpHosea 9:1אָהַ֣בְתָּ'a.Hav.ta — you have lovedHVqp2msHosea 9:10כְּאָהֳבָֽם׃ke.'o.ho.Vam — as loved theyHR/Vqcc/Sp3mpHosea 10:11אֹהַ֣בְתִּי'o.Hav.ti — [which] lovedHVqrfscHosea 11:1וָאֹהֲבֵ֑הוּva.'o.ha.Ve.hu — and I loved himHc/Vqw1cs/Sp3msHosea 12:7אָהֵֽב׃'a.Hev — he lovesHVqp3msHosea 14:4אֹהֲבֵ֖ם'o.ha.Vem — I will love themHVqi1cs/Sp3mp