Strong's H157 – אָהַב אָהֵב ahab (aw-hab') (or raheb {aw-habe'})

1. to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) [a primitive root]

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אָהַב אָהֵב occurs 210 times in the Old Testament

1) to love
1a) (Qal)
1a1) human love for another, includes family, and sexual
1a2) human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom
1a3) human love for or to God
1a4) act of being a friend
1a4a) lover (participle)
1a4b) friend (participle)
1a5) God's love toward man
1a5a) to individual men
1a5b) to people Israel
1a5c) to righteousness
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) lovely (participle)
1b2) loveable (participle)
1c) (Piel)
1c1) friends
1c2) lovers (fig. of adulterers)
2) to like

אוֹהֵ֑ב — Occurs 26 times as — Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular — e.g. Psalms 146:28
אָהָֽבְתִּי׃ — Occurs 15 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular — e.g. Psalms 119:163
אָהֵֽב׃ — Occurs 13 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Psalms 99:68
לְאַהֲבָ֣ה — Occurs 10 times as — Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular — e.g. Joshua 30:22
וַיֶּאֱהַ֥ב — Occurs 9 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Psalms 109:30
אָהַ֙בְתָּ֙ — Occurs 6 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular — e.g. Psalms 52:9
מְאַהֲבָֽיִךְ׃ — Occurs 6 times as — Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular — e.g. Jeremiah 30:37
הֵב֛וּ — Occurs 5 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural — e.g. Proverbs 14:36
אֹהֲבֵ֥י — Occurs 5 times as — Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct — e.g. Psalms 97:16
שֶׁ֤אָהֲבָה֙ — Occurs 5 times as — Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular — e.g. Song of Solomon 3:7
מְאַהֲבֶ֔יהָ — Occurs 5 times as — Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular — e.g. Hosea 23:13
וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ — Occurs 4 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular — e.g. Leviticus 19:34
אֲהֵבֽוֹ׃ס — Occurs 4 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular — e.g. Isaiah 48:24
יֶאֱהָֽב׃ — Occurs 4 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Proverbs 16:13
וְאֹהֲבֵ֥י — Occurs 4 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct — e.g. Psalms 69:36
אֹהֲבָ֖יו — Occurs 4 times as — Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular — e.g. Psalms 145:20
לְאֹהֲבָ֛יו — Occurs 3 times as — Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular — e.g. Nehemiah 9:9
אֹהֲבֶ֑יךָ — Occurs 3 times as — Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular — e.g. Jeremiah 20:6
אֲהֵבֽוּךָ׃ס — Occurs 3 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | second person masculine singular — e.g. Song of Solomon 18:22
מְאַהֲבָֽי׃ס — Occurs 3 times as — Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular — e.g. Zechariah 13:12
אֹהֲבֶיהָ — Occurs 3 times as — Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular — e.g. Psalms 38:21
אֲהֵבָֽהּ׃ — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular — e.g. Psalms 119:140
בְּאַהֲבַ֨ת — Occurs 2 times as — Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct — e.g. 2 Chronicles 10:9
תֶּאֱהָ֑ב — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular — e.g. Proverbs 20:13
אֱהָֽבוּ׃פ — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural — e.g. Zechariah 31:23
לְאֹהֲבֵ֥י — Occurs 2 times as — Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct — e.g. Psalms 119:165
תְּֽאֵהֲב֫וּ — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural — e.g. Zechariah 8:22
וַיֶּאֱהָבֶ֑הָ — Occurs 2 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular — e.g. Genesis 24:67
אָהַ֥בְתְּ — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular — e.g. Isaiah 57:37
אֹהֲבֶ֑יהָ — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular — e.g. Lamentations 66:10
וַיֶּאֱהָבוֹ — Occurs 2 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular — e.g. 1 Samuel 18:21
וּלְאַהֲבָ֣ה — Occurs 2 times as — Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular — e.g. Isaiah 56:12
לְאֹהֲבַ֖י — Occurs 2 times as — Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular — e.g. Exodus 20:10
אֲהַבְתִּ֔יךְ — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person feminine singular — e.g. Judges 31:15
הָאֲהוּבָ֖ה — Occurs 2 times as — Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular — e.g. Deuteronomy 21:16
אֲהֵֽבְךָ֙ — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular — e.g. Deuteronomy 23:16
אֲהֻ֥בַת — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular construct — Hosea 3:1
אֹהֲבִֽי׃ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common singular — Isaiah 41:8
אֲהַבְתִּ֑יךָ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular — Isaiah 43:4
וַאֲהֵ֣בְךָ֔ — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular — Deuteronomy 7:13
אֲהֵב֜וּם — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine plural — Jeremiah 8:2
וּֽמְאַהֲבַ֖יִךְ — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular — Jeremiah 22:22
לַֽמְאַהֲבַי֙ — Occurs 1 time as — Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular — Lamentations 1:19
יֶאֱהָבַ֥נִי — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular — Genesis 29:32
אֹהֶ֥בֶת — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular — Genesis 25:28
אֱ‍ֽהַב־ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular — Hosea 3:1
וְ֝אֹהֲבֶ֗יהָ — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular — Proverbs 18:21
כְּאָהֳבָֽם׃ — Occurs 1 time as — Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural — Hosea 9:10
אֹהַ֣בְתִּי — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct — Hosea 10:11
וָאֹהֲבֵ֑הוּ — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular — Hosea 11:1
אֹהֲבֵ֖ם — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural — Hosea 14:4
אֲהַבְתֶּם֙ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural — Amos 4:5
וְאֶ֣הֱבוּ — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural — Amos 5:15
וְאַ֣הֲבַת — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct — Micah 6:8
אֲהַבְתָּ֑נוּ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common plural — Malachi 1:2
וָאֹהַ֖ב — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular — Malachi 1:2
וָאֹהֲבֵ֥ם — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural — Psalms 119:167
אֲהֵבַֽתְהוּ׃ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular — 1 Samuel 18:28
וַתֶּאֱהַ֛ב — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular — 1 Samuel 18:20
אֹֽהַבְךָ֖ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular — 2 Chronicles 20:7
וְאָה֤וּב — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular — Nehemiah 13:26
אֲהֵבַ֙תֶךְ֙ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | second person feminine singular — Ruth 4:15
תֶּאֱהָב֣וּן — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun — Psalms 4:2
וְאֹהֵ֣ב — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct — Psalms 11:5
אֲהַבְתָּ֔נִי — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular — Judges 14:16
וְאֹ֣הֲבָ֔יו — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular — Judges 5:31
אֲהוּבָה֙ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular — Deuteronomy 21:15
וְאֹהֵ֣ב — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular — Deuteronomy 10:18
אֹהֲבָֽיִךְ׃ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular — Psalms 122:6
אֹֽהֲבִים֙ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural — Deuteronomy 13:3
אֱהָבֶ֥הָ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular — Proverbs 4:6
אֵהָ֑ב — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular — Proverbs 8:17
וַאֲהַבְתֶּ֖ם — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural — Deuteronomy 10:19
וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃ — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular — Proverbs 9:8
וְ֝אֹהֲב֗וֹ — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular — Proverbs 13:24
הַנֶּאֱהָבִ֤ים — Occurs 1 time as — Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural — 2 Samuel 1:23
לֶֽאֱהֹב֙ — Occurs 1 time as — Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct — Ecclesiastes 3:8