160. ahabah

Lexicon

ahabah: Love

Original Word: אַהֲבָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: ahabah
Pronunciation: ah-hah-VAH
Phonetic Spelling: (a-hab-aw)
Definition: Love
Meaning: affection

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

love

Feminine of 'ahab and meaning the same -- love.

see HEBREW 'ahab

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from aheb
Definition
love (noun)
NASB Translation
love (28), lovesick* (2), lovingly (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

אַהֲבָה noun feminine love (= Infinitive of אהב q. v.) — absolute ׳א Proverbs 10:12 18t.; construct אַהֲבַת Jeremiah 2:2 3t.; suffix אַהֲבָתִי Psalm 109:4; Psalm 109:5; אַהֲבָֽתְךָ 2 Samuel 1:26; אַהֲבָתוֺ Isaiah 63:9; Zephaniah 3:17; אַהֲבָתָהּ Proverbs 5:19; אַהֲבָתָם Ecclesiastes 9:6 — love, especially Wisdom Literature & late.

1 human (to human object) absolute Ecclesiastes 9:1,6 (both "" שִׂנְאָה) so Proverbs 10:12; Proverbs 15:17; compare Proverbs 27:5; see also Proverbs 17:9; of man toward man Psalm 109:4; Psalm 109:5; love for one's self (נַפְשׁוֺ) 1 Samuel 20:17; between man & woman Songs 2:4,5; Songs 5:8; Songs 8:6,7 (twice in verse); Proverbs 5:19 compare also 2 Samuel 1:26 (נָשִׁים ׳א); personified Songs 2:7; Songs 3:5; Songs 7:7; Songs 8:4; compare figurative use Songs 3:10; of mere sexual desire 2 Samuel 13:15; figurative of Jerusalem's love to ׳י Jeremiah 2:2 (כְּלוּלֹתַיִח ׳א), & of love of adulter. Jesus. Jeremiah 2:33.

2 God's love to his people Hosea 11:4 (׳עֲבֹתוֺת א) Jeremiah 31:3; Isaiah 63:9; Zephaniah 3:17.

אהד (= אחד ? see Thes.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb אָהַב (ahav), which means "to love."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G26 (ἀγάπη, agape): Often used in the New Testament to describe selfless, sacrificial love, particularly the love of God for humanity and the love that believers are to have for one another.
• G2167 (εὐφραίνω, euphraino): While not a direct equivalent, this term relates to joy and gladness, often associated with the experience of love and affection.
• G5373 (φιλόστοργος, philostorgos): Refers to tender affection, particularly the natural love and affection found within family relationships.

These Greek terms, while not direct translations, reflect the various dimensions of love and affection that are also present in the Hebrew concept of אַהֲבָה.

Usage: The term אַהֲבָה is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe love in different contexts, such as the love between individuals, the love of God for His people, and the love that people are commanded to have for God and one another.

Context: אַהֲבָה (ahavah) is a significant term in the Hebrew Scriptures, reflecting the multifaceted nature of love as understood in ancient Israelite culture. It appears in various contexts, illustrating the depth and breadth of love's role in human relationships and divine interaction.

In the Song of Solomon, אַהֲבָה is used to describe the passionate and romantic love between a bride and groom, highlighting the beauty and intensity of marital affection. For example, Song of Solomon 8:6-7 (BSB) speaks of love as strong as death, emphasizing its power and unyielding nature.

In the context of God's relationship with Israel, אַהֲבָה signifies the covenantal love that God has for His chosen people. This divine love is characterized by faithfulness, mercy, and a desire for a reciprocal relationship. Deuteronomy 7:9 (BSB) underscores this by stating, "Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; He is the faithful God, keeping His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments."

The Hebrew Bible also commands love as a fundamental ethical principle. Leviticus 19:18 (BSB) instructs, "Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD." This commandment is foundational to the moral teachings of the Scriptures, emphasizing love as a guiding principle for human conduct.

Forms and Transliterations

אַהֲבַ֖ת אַהֲבַ֥ת אַהֲבָ֑ה אַהֲבָ֔ה אַהֲבָ֖ה אַהֲבָ֣ה אַהֲבָֽה׃ אַהֲבָֽתְךָ֙ אַהֲבָתִ֥י אַהֲבָתִֽי׃ אַהֲבָתָ֔ם אַהֲבָתָ֧ם אהבה אהבה׃ אהבת אהבתי אהבתי׃ אהבתך אהבתם בְּ֝אַהֲבָתָ֗הּ בְּאַ֣הֲבָת֔וֹ בְּאַהֲבַ֤ת בְּאַהֲבַ֨ת בְּאַהֲבָת֖וֹ בְּאַהֲבָת֥וֹ בָּאַהֲבָ֔ה באהבה באהבת באהבתה באהבתו הָֽאַהֲבָ֔ה הָאַהֲבָ֖ה האהבה וְאַ֣הֲבַת וְאַהֲבַ֤ת וְאַהֲבָה־ ואהבה־ ואהבת כְּאַהֲבַ֤ת כאהבת לְאַהֲבָֽה׃ לאהבה׃ מֵֽאַהֲבַ֨ת מֵֽאַהֲבָ֥ה מֵאַהֲבַ֖ת מֵאַהֲבָ֖ה מאהבה מאהבת ’a·hă·ḇā·ṯām ’a·hă·ḇā·ṯə·ḵā ’a·hă·ḇā·ṯî ’a·hă·ḇāh ’a·hă·ḇaṯ ’ahăḇāh ’ahăḇaṯ ’ahăḇāṯām ’ahăḇāṯəḵā ’ahăḇāṯî ahaVah ahaVat ahavaTam ahavateCha ahavaTi bā’ahăḇāh bā·’a·hă·ḇāh baahaVah bə’ahăḇaṯ bə’ahăḇāṯāh bə’ahăḇāṯōw bə·’a·hă·ḇā·ṯāh bə·’a·hă·ḇā·ṯōw bə·’a·hă·ḇaṯ beahaVat beahavaTah beahavaTo hā’ahăḇāh hā·’a·hă·ḇāh haahaVah kə’ahăḇaṯ kə·’a·hă·ḇaṯ keahaVat lə’ahăḇāh lə·’a·hă·ḇāh leahaVah mê’ahăḇāh mê’ahăḇaṯ mê·’a·hă·ḇāh mê·’a·hă·ḇaṯ meahaVah meahaVat veahavah veahaVat wə’ahăḇāh- wə’ahăḇaṯ wə·’a·hă·ḇāh- wə·’a·hă·ḇaṯ

Englishman's Concordance

Deuteronomy 7:8
HEB: כִּי֩ מֵֽאַהֲבַ֨ת יְהוָ֜ה אֶתְכֶ֗ם
KJV: But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep
INT: because loved the LORD and kept

1 Samuel 18:3
HEB: וְדָוִ֖ד בְּרִ֑ית בְּאַהֲבָת֥וֹ אֹת֖וֹ כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃
KJV: a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
INT: David A covenant loved himself

1 Samuel 20:17
HEB: אֶת־ דָּוִ֔ד בְּאַהֲבָת֖וֹ אֹת֑וֹ כִּֽי־
NAS: again because of his love for him, because
KJV: again, because he loved him: for he loved
INT: vow David of his love because of his love

1 Samuel 20:17
HEB: אֹת֑וֹ כִּֽי־ אַהֲבַ֥ת נַפְשׁ֖וֹ אֲהֵבֽוֹ׃
KJV: him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
INT: of his love because of his love life loved

2 Samuel 1:26
HEB: מְאֹ֑ד נִפְלְאַ֤תָה אַהֲבָֽתְךָ֙ לִ֔י מֵאַהֲבַ֖ת
NAS: pleasant to me. Your love to me was more
KJV: pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful,
INT: have been very wonderful your love the love of women

2 Samuel 1:26
HEB: אַהֲבָֽתְךָ֙ לִ֔י מֵאַהֲבַ֖ת נָשִֽׁים׃
NAS: wonderful Than the love of women.
KJV: to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.
INT: wonderful your love the love of women

2 Samuel 13:15
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֣ר שְׂנֵאָ֔הּ מֵאַהֲבָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲהֵבָ֑הּ
NAS: than the love with which
KJV: her [was] greater than the love wherewith he had loved
INT: which hated the love which had loved

1 Kings 10:9
HEB: כִּסֵּ֣א יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל בְּאַהֲבַ֨ת יְהוָ֤ה אֶת־
KJV: because the LORD loved Israel
INT: the throne of Israel loved the LORD Israel

1 Kings 11:2
HEB: דָּבַ֥ק שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה לְאַהֲבָֽה׃
INT: held Solomon love

2 Chronicles 2:11
HEB: אֶל־ שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה בְּאַהֲבַ֤ת יְהוָה֙ אֶת־
KJV: Because the LORD hath loved his people,
INT: to Solomon loved the LORD his people

2 Chronicles 9:8
HEB: לַיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ בְּאַהֲבַ֨ת אֱלֹהֶ֤יךָ אֶת־
KJV: because thy God loved Israel,
INT: God your God loved your God Israel

Psalm 109:4
HEB: תַּֽחַת־ אַהֲבָתִ֥י יִשְׂטְנ֗וּנִי וַאֲנִ֥י
NAS: In return for my love they act as my accusers;
KJV: For my love they are my adversaries:
INT: return my love act I

Psalm 109:5
HEB: וְ֝שִׂנְאָ֗ה תַּ֣חַת אַהֲבָתִֽי׃
NAS: for good And hatred for my love.
KJV: for good, and hatred for my love.
INT: and hatred Thahash my love

Proverbs 5:19
HEB: בְכָל־ עֵ֑ת בְּ֝אַהֲבָתָ֗הּ תִּשְׁגֶּ֥ה תָמִֽיד׃
NAS: Be exhilarated always with her love.
KJV: always with her love.
INT: all times her love be exhilarated always

Proverbs 10:12
HEB: פְּ֝שָׁעִ֗ים תְּכַסֶּ֥ה אַהֲבָֽה׃
NAS: stirs up strife, But love covers all
KJV: strifes: but love covereth
INT: transgressions covers love

Proverbs 15:17
HEB: אֲרֻחַ֣ת יָ֭רָק וְאַהֲבָה־ שָׁ֑ם מִשּׁ֥וֹר
NAS: where love is Than
KJV: of herbs where love is, than a stalled
INT: dish of vegetables love where ox

Proverbs 17:9
HEB: פֶּ֭שַׁע מְבַקֵּ֣שׁ אַהֲבָ֑ה וְשֹׁנֶ֥ה בְ֝דָבָ֗ר
NAS: seeks love, But he who repeats
KJV: seeketh love; but he that repeateth
INT: A transgression seeks love repeats A matter

Proverbs 27:5
HEB: תּוֹכַ֣חַת מְגֻלָּ֑ה מֵֽאַהֲבָ֥ה מְסֻתָּֽרֶת׃
NAS: rebuke Than love that is concealed.
KJV: [is] better than secret love.
INT: rebuke is open love is concealed

Ecclesiastes 9:1
HEB: הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים גַּֽם־ אַהֲבָ֣ה גַם־ שִׂנְאָ֗ה
NAS: whether [it will be] love or
KJV: either love or hatred
INT: of God whether love or hatred

Ecclesiastes 9:6
HEB: גַּ֣ם אַהֲבָתָ֧ם גַּם־ שִׂנְאָתָ֛ם
NAS: Indeed their love, their hate
KJV: Also their love, and their hatred,
INT: Indeed their love Indeed their hate

Songs 2:4
HEB: וְדִגְל֥וֹ עָלַ֖י אַהֲבָֽה׃
NAS: And his banner over me is love.
KJV: and his banner over me [was] love.
INT: and his banner over is love

Songs 2:5
HEB: כִּי־ חוֹלַ֥ת אַהֲבָ֖ה אָֽנִי׃
KJV: for I [am] sick of love.
INT: Because I sick of love I

Songs 2:7
HEB: תְּעֽוֹרְר֛וּ אֶת־ הָאַהֲבָ֖ה עַ֥ד שֶׁתֶּחְפָּֽץ׃
NAS: or awaken [my] love Until
KJV: nor awake [my] love, till he please.
INT: or awaken love Until pleases

Songs 3:5
HEB: תְּעֽוֹרְר֛וּ אֶת־ הָאַהֲבָ֖ה עַ֥ד שֶׁתֶּחְפָּֽץ׃
NAS: or awaken [my] love Until
KJV: nor awake [my] love, till he please.
INT: or awaken love Until pleases

Songs 3:10
HEB: תּוֹכוֹ֙ רָצ֣וּף אַהֲבָ֔ה מִבְּנ֖וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃
NAS: [With] its interior lovingly fitted
KJV: thereof being paved [with] love, for the daughters
INT: interior fitted lovingly the daughters of Jerusalem

40 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 160
40 Occurrences

’a·hă·ḇāh — 11 Occ.
’a·hă·ḇaṯ — 2 Occ.
’a·hă·ḇā·ṯām — 2 Occ.
’a·hă·ḇā·ṯə·ḵā — 1 Occ.
’a·hă·ḇā·ṯî — 2 Occ.
bā·’a·hă·ḇāh — 1 Occ.
bə·’a·hă·ḇaṯ — 3 Occ.
bə·’a·hă·ḇā·ṯāh — 1 Occ.
bə·’a·hă·ḇā·ṯōw — 4 Occ.
hā·’a·hă·ḇāh — 4 Occ.
kə·’a·hă·ḇaṯ — 1 Occ.
lə·’a·hă·ḇāh — 1 Occ.
mê·’a·hă·ḇāh — 2 Occ.
mê·’a·hă·ḇaṯ — 2 Occ.
wə·’a·hă·ḇāh- — 1 Occ.
wə·’a·hă·ḇaṯ — 2 Occ.