BDB144
[אַ֫הַב] noun [masculine] love, only plural אֲהָבִים, loves, amours; bad sense Hos 8:9, but ׳ אַיֶּלֶת א loving hind Prov 5:19 (figurative of wife || יַעֲלַת חֵן).
Strong's Lexicon
H158
H158 — אַהַב
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H158 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אַהַב |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H157 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | ahab |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ah'-hab |
| Meaning: | 1. affection (in a good or a bad sense) |
| KJV Renderings: | love(-r). |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
אהבים (ahah-veem’)
Proverbs 5:9
- KJV: Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
- EHCC: the loving hind (lit. hind of loves)
Hosea 8:9
- KJV: For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.lovers: Heb. loves
- EHCC: Ephraim hath hired lovers. (marg. loves)
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