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Lexicon :: Strong's H160 - 'ahăḇâ

Strong's

Red Letter

אַהֲבָה

Transliteration

'ahăḇâ

Pronunciation

a-hav-aw

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Part of Speech

feminine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

F of אַהַב (H158)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 29c

Strong's Info

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).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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
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.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

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.

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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

Gesenius' Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon [?]

H160

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Concordance Results Shown Using the LSB

Strong's Number H160 matches the Hebrew אַהֲבָה ('ahăḇâ),
which occurs 11 times in 10 verses in 'Sng' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:4

Sng 2:4 -

“He has brought^H935 me to his [fn]house^H1004 of banqueting^H3196,

And his banner^H1714 over^H5921 me is love^H160.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:5

Sng 2:5 -

“Sustain^H5564 me with raisin^H809 cakes^H809,

Refresh^H7502 me with [fn]apples^H8598,

Because^H3588 I am lovesick^H2470^H160.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:7

Sng 2:7 -

“[fn]I call^H7650 you to solemnly swear^H7650, O daughters^H1323 of Jerusalem^H3389,

By the gazelles^H6643 or^H176 by the hinds^H355 of the field^H7704,

That you do not arouse^H5782 or awaken^H5782 my love^H160

Until^H5704 [fn]she pleases^H2654.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 3:5

Sng 3:5 -

“[fn]I call^H7650 you to solemnly swear^H7650, O daughters^H1323 of Jerusalem^H3389,

By the gazelles^H6643 or^H176 by the hinds^H355 of the field^H7704,

That you do not arouse^H5782 or awaken^H5782 my love^H160

Until^H5704 [fn]she pleases^H2654.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 3:10

Sng 3:10 -

“He made^H6213 its posts^H5982 of silver^H3701,

Its [fn]back^H7507 of gold^H2091

And its seat^H4817 of purple^H713 fabric^H713,

With its interior^H8432 inlaid^H7528 with love^H160

By the daughters^H1323 of Jerusalem^H3389.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:8

Sng 5:8 -

“I call^H7650 you to solemnly swear^H7650, O daughters^H1323 of Jerusalem^H3389,

If^H518 you find^H4672 my beloved^H1730,

What^H4100 will you tell^H5046 him?

Tell him that I am sick^H2470 with love^H160.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 7:6

Sng 7:6 -

“How^H4100 beautiful^H3302 and how^H4100 pleasant^H5276 you are^H5276,

[fn]My love^H160, with all your pleasures^H8588!

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:4

Sng 8:4 -

“[fn]I call you to solemnly swear^H7650, O daughters^H1323 of Jerusalem^H3389,

[fn]Why should you arouse^H5782 or awaken^H5782 my love^H160

Until^H5704 [fn]she pleases^H2654?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:6

Sng 8:6 -

“Put^H7760 me like a [fn]seal^H2368 over^H5921 your heart^H3820,

Like a seal^H2368 on your arm^H2220.

For love^H160 is as strong^H5794 as death^H4194,

[fn]Jealousy^H7068 is as severe^H7186 as Sheol^H7585;

Its flashes^H7565 are flashes^H7565 of fire^H784,

[fn]The very flame^H7957 of [fn]Yah^H3050.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:7

Sng 8:7 -

“Many^H7227 waters^H4325 cannot^H3201^H3808 quench^H3518 love^H160,

Nor^H3808 will rivers^H5104 overflow^H7857 it;

If^H518 a man^H376 were to give^H5414 all^H3605 the riches^H1952 of his house^H1004 for love^H160,

It would be utterly^H936 despised^H936.”

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