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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.
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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 40 times in 37 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:8 - but because the LORD loved you and kept the oath which He swore to your forefathers, the LORD brought you out by a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of [fn]slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:3 - Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 20:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:17 - Jonathan made David vow again because of his love H160 for him, because he loved him as he loved his own life.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:26

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:15 - Then Amnon hated her with a very great hatred; for the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love H160 with which he had loved her. And Amnon said to her, “Get up, go away!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:9 - “Blessed be the LORD your God who delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel; because the LORD loved Israel forever, therefore He made you king, to do justice and righteousness.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:2 - from the nations concerning which the LORD had said to the sons of Israel, “You shall not [fn]associate with them, nor shall they [fn]associate with you, for they will surely turn your heart away after their gods.” Solomon held fast to these in love.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:11 - Then Huram, king of Tyre, [fn]answered in a letter sent to Solomon: “Because the LORD loves His people, He has made you king over them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:8 - “Blessed be the LORD your God who delighted in you, setting you on His throne as king for the LORD your God; because your God loved Israel establishing them forever, therefore He made you king over them, to do justice and righteousness.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:4

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:5

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:19 - As a loving hind and a graceful doe,
Let her breasts satisfy you at all times;
Be [fn]exhilarated always with her love. H160

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:12 - Hatred stirs up strife,
But love H160 covers all transgressions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:17 - Better is a [fn]dish of [fn]vegetables where love H160 is
Than a fattened ox served with hatred.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:9 - He who conceals a transgression seeks love, H160
But he who repeats a matter separates intimate friends.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:5 - Better is open rebuke
Than love H160 that is concealed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:1 - For I have taken all this to my heart and explain [fn]it that righteous men, wise men, and their deeds are in the hand of God. Man does not know whether it will be love H160 or hatred; anything [fn]awaits him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:6 - Indeed their love, H160 their hate and their zeal have already perished, and they will no longer have a share in all that is done under the sun.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:4

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:5 - “Sustain me with raisin cakes,
Refresh me with [fn]apples,
Because I am lovesick. H160

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:7 - “[fn]I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
By the gazelles or by the hinds of the field,
That you do not arouse or awaken my love H160
Until [fn]she pleases.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 3:5 - “[fn]I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
By the gazelles or by the hinds of the field,
That you will not arouse or awaken my love H160
Until [fn]she pleases.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 3:10 - “He made its posts of silver,
Its [fn]back of gold
And its seat of purple fabric,
With its interior lovingly H160 fitted out
By the daughters of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:8 - “I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
If you find my beloved,
As to what you will tell him:
For I am lovesick.” H160

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 7:6

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:4

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:6 - “Put me like a [fn]seal over your heart,
Like a seal on your arm.
For love H160 is as strong as death,
[fn]Jealousy is as severe as Sheol;
Its flashes are flashes of fire,
[fn]The very flame of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:7 - “Many waters cannot quench love, H160
Nor will rivers overflow it;
If a man were to give all the riches of his house for love, H160
It would be utterly despised.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 63:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:9 - In all their affliction [fn]He was afflicted,
And the angel of His presence saved them;
In His love H160 and in His mercy He redeemed them,
And He lifted them and carried them all the days of old.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:2 - “Go and proclaim in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Thus says the LORD,
“I remember concerning you the [fn]devotion of your youth,
The love H160 of your betrothals,
Your following after Me in the wilderness,
Through a land not sown.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:33

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:3 - The LORD appeared to [fn]him from afar, saying,
“I have loved you with an everlasting love; H160
Therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 3:1 - Then the LORD said to me, “Go again, love a [fn]woman who is loved by her [fn]husband, yet an adulteress, even as the LORD loves the sons of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:15 - All their evil is at Gilgal;
Indeed, I came to hate them there!
Because of the wickedness of their deeds
I will drive them out of My house!
I will love them no more;
All their princes are rebels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:4 - I led them with cords of a man, with bonds of love, H160
And I became to them as one who lifts the yoke from their jaws;
And I bent down and fed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 6:8 - He has told you, O man, what is good;
And what does the LORD require of you
But to do justice, to love [fn]kindness,
And to walk [fn]humbly with your God?

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:17 - “The LORD your God is in your midst,
A [fn]victorious warrior.
He will exult over you with joy,
He will [fn]be quiet in His love, H160
He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.
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