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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 9:6love, 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

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.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:8 - sed quia dilexit vos Dominus et custodivit iuramentum quod iuravit patribus vestris eduxitque vos in manu forti et redemit de domo servitutis de manu Pharaonis regis Aegypti
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:3 - inierunt autem Ionathan et David foedus diligebat enim eum quasi animam suam
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:17 - et addidit Ionathan deierare David eo quod diligeret illum sicut animam enim suam ita diligebat eum
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:26 - doleo super te frater mi Ionathan decore nimis et amabilis super amorem mulierum
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:15 - et exosam eam habuit Amnon magno odio nimis ita ut maius esset odium quo oderat eam amore quo ante dilexerat dixitque ei Amnon surge vade
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:9 - sit Dominus Deus tuus benedictus cui placuisti et posuit te super thronum Israhel eo quod dilexerit Dominus Israhel in sempiternum et constituit te regem ut faceres iudicium et iustitiam
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:2 - de gentibus super quibus dixit Dominus filiis Israhel non ingrediemini ad eas neque de illis ingredientur ad vestras certissimo enim avertent corda vestra ut sequamini deos earum his itaque copulatus est Salomon ardentissimo amore
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:11 - dixit autem Hiram rex Tyri per litteras quas miserat Salomoni quia dilexit Dominus populum suum idcirco te regnare fecit super eum
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:8 - sit Dominus Deus tuus benedictus qui voluit te ordinare super thronum suum regem Domini Dei tui quia diligit Deus Israhel et vult servare eum in aeternum idcirco posuit te super eum regem ut facias iudicia atque iustitiam
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:4 - [Vulgate 108:4] pro eo quod eos diligebam adversabantur mihi ego autem orabam
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:5 - [Vulgate 108:5] et posuerunt contra me malum pro bono et odium pro dilectione mea
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:19 - cerva carissima et gratissimus hinulus ubera eius inebrient te omni tempore in amore illius delectare iugiter
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:12 - odium suscitat rixas et universa delicta operit caritas
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:17 - melius est vocare ad holera cum caritate quam ad vitulum saginatum cum odio
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:9 - qui celat delictum quaerit amicitias qui altero sermone repetit separat foederatos
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:5 - melior est manifesta correptio quam amor absconditus
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:1 - omnia haec tractavi in corde meo ut curiose intellegerem sunt iusti atque sapientes et opera eorum in manu Dei et tamen nescit homo utrum amore an odio dignus sit
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:6 - amor quoque et odium et invidia simul perierunt nec habent partem in hoc saeculo et in opere quod sub sole geritur
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:4 - introduxit me in cellam vinariam ordinavit in me caritatem
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:5 - fulcite me floribus stipate me malis quia amore langueo
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:7 - adiuro vos filiae Hierusalem per capreas cervosque camporum ne suscitetis neque evigilare faciatis dilectam quoadusque ipsa velit
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 3:5 - adiuro vos filiae Hierusalem per capreas cervosque camporum ne suscitetis neque evigilare faciatis dilectam donec ipsa velit
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 3:10 - columnas eius fecit argenteas reclinatorium aureum ascensum purpureum media caritate constravit propter filias Hierusalem
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:8 - adiuro vos filiae Hierusalem si inveneritis dilectum meum ut nuntietis ei quia amore langueo
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:6 - quam pulchra es et quam decora carissima in deliciis
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:4 - adiuro vos filiae Hierusalem ne suscitetis et evigilare faciatis dilectam donec ipsa velit
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:6 - pone me ut signaculum super cor tuum ut signaculum super brachium tuum quia fortis est ut mors dilectio dura sicut inferus aemulatio lampades eius lampades ignis atque flammarum
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:7 - aquae multae non poterunt extinguere caritatem nec flumina obruent illam si dederit homo omnem substantiam domus suae pro dilectione quasi nihil despicient eum
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:9 - in omni tribulatione eorum non est tribulatus et angelus faciei eius salvavit eos in dilectione sua et in indulgentia sua ipse redemit eos et portavit eos et levavit eos cunctis diebus saeculi
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:2 - vade et clama in auribus Hierusalem dicens haec dicit Dominus recordatus sum tui miserans adulescentiam tuam et caritatem disponsationis tuae quando secuta me es in deserto in terra quae non seminatur
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:33 - quid niteris bonam ostendere viam tuam ad quaerendam dilectionem quae insuper et malitias tuas docuisti vias tuas
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:3 - longe Dominus apparuit mihi et in caritate perpetua dilexi te ideo adtraxi te miserans
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 3:1 - et dixit Dominus ad me adhuc vade dilige mulierem dilectam amico et adulteram sicut diligit Dominus filios Israhel et ipsi respectant ad deos alienos et diligunt vinacea uvarum
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:15 - omnes nequitiae eorum in Galgal quia ibi exosos habui eos propter malitiam adinventionum eorum de domo mea eiciam eos non addam ut diligam eos omnes principes eorum recedentes
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:4 - in funiculis Adam traham eos in vinculis caritatis et ero eis quasi exaltans iugum super maxillas eorum et declinavi ad eum ut vesceretur
Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:17 - Dominus Deus tuus in medio tui Fortis ipse salvabit gaudebit super te in laetitia silebit in dilectione tua exultabit super te in laude
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