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Lexicon :: Strong's H160 - 'ahăḇâ

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אַהֲבָה
Transliteration
'ahăḇâ
Pronunciation
a-hav-aw
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 29c

Strong’s Definitions

אַהֲבָה ʼahăbâh, a-hab-aw; feminine of H158 and meaning the same:—love.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 40x

The KJV translates Strong's H160 in the following manner: love (40x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 40x
The KJV translates Strong's H160 in the following manner: love (40x).

  1. love

    1. human love for human object

      1. of man toward man

      2. of man toward himself

      3. between man and woman

      4. sexual desire

  2. God's love to His people

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אַהֲבָה ʼahăbâh, a-hab-aw; feminine of H158 and meaning the same:—love.
STRONGS H160: Abbreviations
† אַהֲבָה noun feminine love (= Infinitive of אהב which see H157) — absolute א׳ Proverbs 10:12 + 18 times; construct אַהֲבַת Jeremiah 2:2 + 3 times; 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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

20:17

2 Samuel

1:26; 1:26; 13:15

Psalms

109:4; 109:4; 109:5; 109:5

Proverbs

5:19; 5:19; 10:12; 10:12; 15:17; 17:9; 27:5

Ecclesiastes

9:1; 9:6; 9:6

Song of Songs

2:4; 2:5; 2:7; 3:5; 3:10; 5:8; 7:7; 8:4; 8:6; 8:7

Isaiah

63:9; 63:9

Jeremiah

2:2; 2:2; 2:33; 31:3

Hosea

11:4

Zephaniah

3:17; 3:17

H160

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H160 matches the Hebrew אַהֲבָה ('ahăḇâ),
which occurs 40 times in 37 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:8 - But it was because the LORD loved you and kept the oath he swore to your ancestors that he brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the land of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:3 - And Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 20:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:17 - And Jonathan had David reaffirm his oath out of love for him, because he loved him as he loved himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:26 - I grieve for you, Jonathan my brother; you were very dear to me. Your love for me was wonderful, more wonderful than that of women.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:15 - Then Amnon hated her with intense hatred. In fact, he hated her more than he had loved her. Amnon said to her, “Get up and get out!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:9 - Praise be to the LORD your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, he has made you king to maintain justice and righteousness.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:2 - They were from nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, because they will surely turn your hearts after their gods.” Nevertheless, Solomon held fast to them in love.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:11 - Hiram king of Tyre replied by letter to Solomon: “Because the LORD loves his people, he has made you their king.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:8 - Praise be to the LORD your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on his throne as king to rule for the LORD your God. Because of the love of your God for Israel and his desire to uphold them forever, he has made you king over them, to maintain justice and righteousness.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:4 - In return for my friendship they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:5 - They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my friendship.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:19 - A loving doe, a graceful deer— may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be intoxicated with her love.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:12 - Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:17 - Better a small serving of vegetables with love than a fattened calf with hatred.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:9 - Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:5 - Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:1 - So I reflected on all this and concluded that the righteous and the wise and what they do are in God’s hands, but no one knows whether love or hate awaits them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:6 - Their love, their hate and their jealousy have long since vanished; never again will they have a part in anything that happens under the sun.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:4 - Let him lead me to the banquet hall, and let his banner over me be love.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:5 - Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:7 - Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and by the does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 3:5 - Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and by the does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 3:10 - Its posts he made of silver, its base of gold. Its seat was upholstered with purple, its interior inlaid with love. Daughters of Jerusalem,

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:8 - Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you— if you find my beloved, what will you tell him? Tell him I am faint with love.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:6 - How beautiful you are and how pleasing, my love, with your delights!

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:4 - Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:6 - Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy[fn] unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:7 - Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If one were to give all the wealth of one’s house for love, it[fn] would be utterly scorned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 63:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:9 - In all their distress he too was distressed, and the angel of his presence saved them.[fn] In his love and mercy he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:2 - “Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem: “This is what the LORD says: “ ‘I remember the devotion of your youth, how as a bride you loved me and followed me through the wilderness, through a land not sown.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:33 - How skilled you are at pursuing love! Even the worst of women can learn from your ways.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:3 - The LORD appeared to us in the past,[fn] saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 3:1 - The LORD said to me, “Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another man and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:15 - “Because of all their wickedness in Gilgal, I hated them there. Because of their sinful deeds, I will drive them out of my house. I will no longer love them; all their leaders are rebellious.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:4 - I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love. To them I was like one who lifts a little child to the cheek, and I bent down to feed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 6:8 - He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly[fn] with your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:17 - The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.”
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