אָהֵב

a.hav

Hebrew H0157 Verb 211 occurrences in 197 verses

אָהֵב to love: lover

1. to love

a. (Qal)

1. human love for another, includes family, and sexual

2. human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom

3. human love for or to God

4. act of being a friend

a. lover (participle)

b. friend (participle)

5. God's love toward man

a. to individual men

b. to people Israel

c. to righteousness

b. (Niphal)

1. lovely (participle)

2. loveable (participle)

c. (Piel)

1. friends

2. lovers (fig. of adulterers)

2. to like

Also means: a.hav (אָהֵב ": friend" H0157H)

Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)

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Concordance 197 verses

Psalms 119:48 אָהָ֗בְתִּי

I lift up my hands to Your commandments, which I love, and I meditate on Your statutes. ZAYIN
Psalms 119:97 אָהַ֥בְתִּי

Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my meditation.
Psalms 119:113 אָהָֽבְתִּי׃

The double-minded I despise, but Your law I love.
Psalms 119:119 אָהַ֥בְתִּי

All the wicked on earth You discard like dross; therefore I love Your testimonies.
Psalms 119:127 אָהַ֣בְתִּי

Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.
Psalms 119:132 לְאֹהֲבֵ֥י

Turn to me and show me mercy, as You do to those who love Your name.
Psalms 119:140 אֲהֵבָֽהּ׃

Your promise is completely pure; therefore Your servant loves it.
Psalms 119:159 אָהָ֑בְתִּי

Consider how I love Your precepts, O LORD; give me life according to Your loving devotion.
Psalms 119:163 אָהָֽבְתִּי׃

I hate and abhor falsehood, but Your law I love.
Psalms 119:165 לְאֹהֲבֵ֣י

Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your instruction; nothing can make them stumble.
Psalms 119:167 וָאֹהֲבֵ֥ם

I obey Your testimonies and love them greatly.
Psalms 122:6 אֹהֲבָֽיִךְ׃

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you prosper.
Psalms 145:20 אֹהֲבָ֑יו

The LORD preserves all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy.
Psalms 146:8 אֹהֵ֥ב

the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.
Proverbs 1:22 תְּֽאֵהֲב֫וּ

“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 3:12 יֶאֱהַ֣ב

for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.
Proverbs 4:6 אֱהָבֶ֥הָ

Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you.
Proverbs 8:17 אֹהֲבֶיהָאֵהָ֑ב

I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.
Proverbs 8:21 אֹהֲבַ֥י׀

bestowing wealth on those who love me and making their treasuries full.
Proverbs 8:36 אָ֣הֲבוּ

But he who fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.”
Proverbs 9:8 וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃

Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
Proverbs 12:1 אֹהֵ֣באֹ֣הֵֽב

Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.
Proverbs 13:24 וְ֝אֹהֲב֗וֹ

He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
Proverbs 14:20 וְאֹהֲבֵ֖י

The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.
Proverbs 15:9 יֶאֱהָֽב׃

The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.
Proverbs 15:12 יֶאֱהַב־

A mocker does not love to be reproved, nor will he consult the wise.
Proverbs 16:13 יֶאֱהָֽב׃

Righteous lips are a king’s delight, and he who speaks honestly is beloved.
Proverbs 17:17 אֹהֵ֣ב

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:19 אֹ֣הֵֽבאֹהֵ֣ב

He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.
Proverbs 18:21 וְ֝אֹהֲבֶ֗יהָ

Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Proverbs 18:24 אֹ֝הֵ֗ב

A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.
Proverbs 19:8 אֹהֵ֣ב

He who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success.
Proverbs 20:13 תֶּֽאֱהַ֣ב

Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.
Proverbs 21:17 אֹהֵ֣באֹהֵ֥ב

He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
Proverbs 22:11 אֹהֵ֥ב

He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.
Proverbs 27:6 אוֹהֵ֑ב

The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Proverbs 29:3 אֹהֵ֣ב

A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
Ecclesiastes 3:8 לֶֽאֱהֹב֙

a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.
Ecclesiastes 5:10 אֹהֵ֥באֹהֵ֥ב

He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.
Ecclesiastes 9:9 אָהַ֗בְתָּ

Enjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun—all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun.
Song of Solomon 1:3 אֲהֵבֽוּךָ׃

The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.
Song of Solomon 1:4 אֲהֵבֽוּךָ׃ס

Take me away with you—let us hurry! May the king bring me to his chambers. We will rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. It is only right that they adore you.
Song of Solomon 1:7 שֶׁ֤אָהֲבָה֙

Tell me, O one I love, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest them at midday? Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?
Song of Solomon 3:1 שֶׁאָהֲבָ֖ה

On my bed at night I sought the one I love; I sought him, but did not find him.
Song of Solomon 3:2 שֶׁאָהֲבָ֖ה

I will arise now and go about the city, through the streets and squares. I will seek the one I love. So I sought him but did not find him.
Song of Solomon 3:3 שֶׁאָהֲבָ֥ה

I encountered the watchmen on their rounds of the city: “Have you seen the one I love?”
Song of Solomon 3:4 שֶׁאָהֲבָ֖ה

I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of the one who conceived me.
Isaiah 1:23 אֹהֵ֣ב

Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.
Isaiah 41:8 אֹהֲבִֽי׃

“But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend—
Isaiah 43:4 אֲהַבְתִּ֑יךָ

Because you are precious and honored in My sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you and nations in place of your life.