H157
אָהַב
'āhaḇ
Appears in 177 Bible verses
Strong's Definition
nullʼâhab,aw-hab' or אָהֵב h b a primitive root to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) — (be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.ʼâhab,aw-hab' or אָהֵב h b a primitive root to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) — (be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
Detailed Meaning
to love, (Qal), human love for another, includes family, and sexual, human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom, human love for or to God, act of being a friend, lover (participle), friend (participle), God' s love toward man, to individual men, to people Israel, to righteousness, (Niphal), lovely (participle), loveable (participle), (Piel), friends, lovers (fig. of adulterers), to like
Part of Speech
verb
KJV Translation Counts
love(169x)
beloved(5x)
liketh(1x)
lovely(1x)
loving(1x)
Related Words
primitive root