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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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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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 39 times in 36 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:8 - but because H3588 the LORD H3068 loved H157 you and kept H8104 the oath H7621 which H834 He swore H7650 to your forefathers, H1 the LORD H3068 brought H3318 you out by a mighty H2389 hand H3027 and redeemed H6299 you from the house H1004 of [fn]slavery, H5650 from the hand H3027 of Pharaoh H6547 king H4428 of Egypt. H4714

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:3 - Then Jonathan H3083 made H3772 a covenant H1285 with David H1732 because he loved H157 him as himself. H5315

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:17 - Jonathan H3083 made David H1732 vow H7650 again H3254 because of his love H160 for him, because H3588 he loved H157 him as he loved H157 his own life. H5315

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:26 - “I am distressed H6887 for you, my brother H251 Jonathan; H3083
You have been very H3966 pleasant H5276 to me.
Your love H160 to me was more H4480 wonderful H6381
Than H4480 the love H160 of women. H802

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:15 - Then Amnon H550 hated H8130 her with a very H3966 great H1419 hatred; H8135 for the hatred H8135 with which H834 he hated H8130 her was greater H1419 than H4480 the love H160 with which H834 he had loved H157 her. And Amnon H550 said H559 to her, “Get H6965 up, go H1980 away!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:9 - “Blessed H1288 be the LORD H3068 your God H430 who H834 delighted H2654 in you to set H5414 you on the throne H3678 of Israel; H3478 because the LORD H3068 loved H157 Israel H3478 forever, H5769 therefore He made H7760 you king, H4428 to do H6213 justice H4941 and righteousness.” H6666

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:2 - from the nations H1471 concerning which H834 the LORD H3068 had said H559 to the sons H1121 of Israel, H3478 “You shall not [fn]associate H935 with them, nor H3808 shall they [fn]associate H935 with you, for they will surely H403 turn H5186 your heart H3824 away H5186 after H310 their gods.” H430 Solomon H8010 held H1692 fast H1692 to these H1992 in love. H157

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:11 - Then Huram, H2361 king H4428 of Tyre, H6865 [fn]answered H559 in a letter H3791 sent H7971 to Solomon: H8010 “Because the LORD H3068 loves H157 His people, H5971 He has made H5414 you king H4428 over H5921 them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:8 - “Blessed H1288 be the LORD H3068 your God H430 who H834 delighted H2654 in you, setting H5414 you on His throne H3678 as king H4428 for the LORD H3068 your God; H430 because your God H430 loved H157 Israel H3478 establishing H5975 them forever, H5769 therefore He made H5414 you king H4428 over H5921 them, to do H6213 justice H4941 and righteousness.” H6666

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:4 - In return H8478 for my love H160 they act H7853 as my accusers; H7853
But I am in prayer. H8605

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:5 - Thus they have [fn]repaid H7760 me evil H7451 for good H2896
And hatred H8135 for my love. H160

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:19 - As a loving H158 hind H355 and a graceful H2580 doe, H3280
Let her breasts H1717 satisfy H7301 you at all H3605 times; H6256
Be [fn]exhilarated H7686 always H8548 with her love. H160

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:12 - Hatred H8135 stirs H5782 up strife, H4090
But love H160 covers H3680 all H3605 transgressions. H6588

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:17 - Better H2896 is a [fn]dish H737 of [fn]vegetables H3419 where H8033 love H160 is
Than H4480 a fattened H75 ox H7794 served with hatred. H8135

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:9 - He who conceals H3680 a transgression H6588 seeks H1245 love, H160
But he who repeats H8138 a matter H1697 separates H6504 intimate H441 friends. H441

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:5 - Better H2896 is open H1540 rebuke H8433
Than H4480 love H160 that is concealed. H5641

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:1 - For I have taken H5414 all H3605 this H2088 to my heart H3820 and explain H952 [fn]it that righteous H6662 men, H6662 wise H2450 men, H2450 and their deeds H5652 are in the hand H3027 of God. H430 Man H120 does not know H3045 whether H1571 it will be love H160 or H1571 hatred; H8135 anything H3605 [fn]awaits H6440 him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:6 - Indeed H1571 their love, H160 their hate H8135 and their zeal H7068 have already H3528 perished, H6 and they will no H369 longer H5750 have H369 a share H2506 in all H3605 that is done H6213 under H8478 the sun. H8121

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:4 - “He has brought H935 me to his [fn]banquet H3196 hall, H1004
And his banner H1714 over H5921 me is love. H160

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 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 BoxSng 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:7 - “[fn]I adjure H7650 you, 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 BoxSng 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 3:5 - “[fn]I adjure H7650 you, O daughters H1323 of Jerusalem, H3389
By the gazelles H6643 or H176 by the hinds H355 of the field, H7704
That you will not arouse H5782 or awaken H5782 my love H160
Until H5704 [fn]she pleases.” H2654

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 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 lovingly H160 fitted H7528 out
By the daughters H1323 of Jerusalem. H3389

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:8 - “I adjure H7650 you, O daughters H1323 of Jerusalem, H3389
If H518 you find H4672 my beloved, H1730
As to what H4100 you will tell H5046 him:
For I am lovesick.” H2470 H160

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:6 - “How H4100 beautiful H3302 and how H4100 delightful H5276 you are,
[fn]My love, H160 with all your charms! H8588

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:4 - “[fn]I want you to swear, H7650 O daughters H1323 of Jerusalem, H3389
[fn]Do not arouse H5782 or awaken H5782 my love H160
Until H5704 [fn]she pleases.” H2654

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 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 the LORD. H3050

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 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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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:9 - In all H3605 their affliction H6869 [fn]He was afflicted, H6862
And the angel H4397 of His presence H6440 saved H3467 them;
In His love H160 and in His mercy H2551 He redeemed H1350 them,
And He lifted H5190 them and carried H5375 them all H3605 the days H3117 of old. H5769

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:2 - “Go H1980 and proclaim H7121 in the ears H241 of Jerusalem, H3389 saying, H559 ‘Thus H3541 says H559 the LORD, H3068
“I remember H2142 concerning you the [fn]devotion H2617 of your youth, H5271
The love H160 of your betrothals, H3623
Your following H1980 after H310 Me in the wilderness, H4057
Through a land H776 not sown. H2232

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:33 - “How H4100 well H3190 you prepare H3190 your way H1870
To seek H1245 love! H160
Therefore H3651 even H1571 [fn]the wicked H7451 women H7451
You have taught H3925 your ways. H1870

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:3 - The LORD H3068 appeared H7200 to [fn]him from afar, H7350 saying,
“I have loved H157 you with an everlasting H5769 love; H160
Therefore H5921 H3651 I have drawn H4900 you with lovingkindness. H2617

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 3:1 - Then the LORD H3068 said H559 to me, “Go H1980 again, H5750 love H157 a [fn]woman H802 who is loved H157 by her [fn]husband, H7453 yet an adulteress, H5003 even as the LORD H3068 loves H157 the sons H1121 of Israel, H3478 though they turn H6437 to other H312 gods H430 and love H157 raisin H809 H6025 cakes.” H809

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:15 - All H3605 their evil H7451 is at Gilgal; H1537
Indeed, H3588 I came to hate H8130 them there! H8033
Because H5921 of the wickedness H7455 of their deeds H4611
I will drive H1644 them out of My house! H1004
I will love H157 them no H3808 more; H3254
All H3605 their princes H8269 are rebels. H5637

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:4 - I led H4900 them with cords H2256 of a man, H120 with bonds H5688 of love, H160
And I became H1961 to them as one who lifts H7311 the yoke H5923 from their jaws; H3895
And I bent H5186 down H5186 and fed H398 them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:17 - “The LORD H3068 your God H430 is in your midst, H7130
A [fn]victorious H3467 warrior. H1368
He will exult H7797 over H5921 you with joy, H8057
He will [fn]be quiet H2790 in His love, H160
He will rejoice H1523 over H5921 you with shouts H7440 of joy. H7440
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