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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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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 because the LORD loves you, and because he would keep the oath which he swore to your fathers, has the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, from the hand of Par`oh king of Mitzrayim.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:3 - Then Yonatan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 20:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:17 - Yonatan caused David to swear again, for the love that he had to him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:26 - I am distressed for you, my brother Yonatan: Very pleasant have you been to me: Your love to me was wonderful, Passing the love of women.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:15 - Then Amnon hated her with exceeding great hatred; for the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. Amnon said to her, Arise, be gone.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:9 - Blessed be the LORD your God, who delighted in you, to set you on the throne of Yisra'el: because the LORD loved Yisra'el forever, therefore made he you king, to do justice and righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:2 - of the nations concerning which the LORD said to the children of Yisra'el, You shall not go among them, neither shall they come among you; for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Shlomo joined to these in love.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:11 - Then Huram the king of Tzor answered in writing, which he sent to Shlomo, Because the LORD loves his people, he has made you king over them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:8 - Blessed be the LORD your God, who delighted in you, to set you on his throne, to be king for the LORD your God: because your God loved Yisra'el, to establish them forever, therefore made he you king over them, to do justice and righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:4 - In return for my love, they are my adversaries; But I am in prayer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:5 - They have rewarded me evil for good, And hatred for my love.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:19 - A loving doe and a graceful deer -- Let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:12 - Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all wrongs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:17 - Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, Than a fattened calf with hatred.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:9 - He who covers an offense promotes love; But he who repeats a matter separates best 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 - For all this I laid to my heart, even to explore all this: that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; whether it is love or hatred, man doesn't know it; all is before them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:6 - Also their love, their hatred, and their envy has perished long ago; neither have they any more a portion forever in anything that is done under the sun.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:4 - He brought me to the banquet hall. His banner over me is 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 - I adjure you, daughters of Yerushalayim, By the roes, or by the hinds of the field, That you not stir up, nor awaken love, Until it so desires.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 3:5 - I adjure you, daughters of Yerushalayim, By the roes, or by the hinds of the field, That you not stir up, nor awaken love, Until it so desires.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 3:10 - He made its pillars of silver, Its bottom of gold, its seat of purple, Its midst being paved with love, From the daughters of Yerushalayim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:8 - I adjure you, daughters of Yerushalayim, If you find my beloved, That you tell him that I am faint with love. Friends

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:6 - How beautiful and how pleasant are you, Love, for delights!

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:4 - I adjure you, daughters of Yerushalayim, That you not stir up, nor awaken love, Until it so desires. Friends

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:6 - Set me as a seal on your heart, As a seal on your arm; For love is strong as death. Jealousy is as cruel as She'ol; Its flashes are flashes of fire, A very flame of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:7 - Many waters can't quench love, Neither can floods drown it. If a man would give all the wealth of his house for love, He would be utterly scorned. Friends

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 63:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:9 - In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bore them, 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 cry in the ears of Yerushalayim, saying, Thus says the LORD, I remember for you the kindness of your youth, the love of your weddings; how you went after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:33 - How trimmest you your way to seek love! therefore even the wicked women have you taught your ways.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:3 - The LORD appeared of old to me, saying, Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 3:1 - The LORD said to me, "Go again, love a woman loved by another, and an adulteress, even as the LORD loves the children of Yisra'el, though they turn to other gods, and love cakes of raisins."

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:15 - "All their wickedness is in Gilgal; For there I hated them. Because of the wickedness of their deeds I will drive them out of my house! I will love them no more. All their princes are rebels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:4 - I drew them with cords of a man, with ties of love; And I was to them like those who lift up the yoke on their necks; And I bent down to him and I fed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 6:8

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:17 - The LORD, your God, is in the midst of you, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with joy. He will rest in his love. He will rejoice over you with singing.
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