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אָהַב (ʼâhab) v (aw-hab')
Source: or אָהֵב; a primitive root;
Meaning: to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
KJV: (be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

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אָהֵב 216 occurrences vb. love

Qal
- 1 human love to human object
- 2 less oft. of appetite
- 3 love to God
- 4 esp. Pt.
- 5 of divine love
Niph. Pt. pl. lovely, loveable
Pi.
- 1 friends
- 2 lovers

Displaying only every 10^th verse out of 195:

JOS 23:11

OET-LV: 11 And_you(pl)_will _take _heed exceedingly to_selves _of_your(pl) to_love DOM YHWH god _of_your(pl). (JOS_23:11)

OET-RV: 11 Make a great effort to guard yourselves that you all continue to love your god Yahweh. (JOS 23:11)

DEU 15:16

OET-LV: 16 And_it _was if/because he _will _say to_you not I _will _go _out from_with_you if/because he_loves _you and_DOM household _of_your if/because it _has _been _good to_him/it with_you. (DEU_15:16)

OET-RV: 16 However, if any slave says that they don’t want to leave you, because they appreciate you and your household, and so they’re better off to stay with you, (DEU 15:16)

HOS 10:11

OET-LV: 11 And_ʼEfrayim was_a _heifer trained which_loved _of to_thresh and_I I _passed over the _goodness _of its _neck _of_her I _will _cause _to _draw ʼEfrayim Yəhūdāh/(Judah) it _will _plow it _will _harrow to_him/it Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob). (HOS_10:11)

OET-RV: ⇔  11 Efrayim is a trained heifer that loves to thresh and I spared her fair neck,
⇔ but I will harness Efrayim.
⇔ ≈ Yehudah will plough.
⇔ ≈ Yakov will harrow the ground for himself. (HOS 10:11)

PRO 13:24

OET-LV: 24 one _who_restrains rod _of_his is_hating son _of_his and_one _of_who_loves _him he_seeks _him _diligently discipline. (PRO_13:24)

OET-RV: 24 The parent who doesn’t spank their children must hate them,
⇔ ^ but the one who loves them, is diligent in disciplining them. (PRO 13:24)

PSA 122:6

OET-LV: 6 Ask _for the _peace _of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) may _they _be _at _ease those _of_who_love _you. (PSA_122:6)

OET-RV: ⇔  6 Pray for Yerushalem to have peace and prosperity.
⇔ ≈ May those who love Yerushalem live at ease. (PSA 122:6)

SA2 12:24

OET-LV: 24 And_ Dāvid _he _comforted DOM Bath- sheⱱaˊ his/its_wife/woman and_he _went to_her/it and_he _lay with_her/it and_she/it _gave _birth a _son and_she _called DOM his/its_name Shəlomoh/(Solomon) and_YHWH he_loved _him. (SA2_12:24)

OET-RV: 24 Then David comforted his wife Batsheva.
¶ Then David went to Batsheva and slept with her, and in due course she gave birth to a son. David he named him Shelomoh (Solomon), and Yahweh loved that boy (SA2 12:24)

PSA 26:8

OET-LV: 8 Oh_YHWH I _love the _habitation _of your _house _of_your and_the _place _of the _dwelling _of your _glory _of_your. (PSA_26:8)

OET-RV: 8 Yahweh, I love the house where you live,
⇔ ≈ the place where your power and splendour is continually displayed. (PSA 26:8)

EXO 21:5

OET-LV: 5 And_if explicitly _(say) he _will _say the_slave I _love DOM my_master DOM wife _of_my and_DOM children _of_my not I _will _go _out a _free_person. (EXO_21:5)

OET-RV: 5 But if he plainly says, “I love my master, my wife, and my children so I voluntarily choose not to be set free,” (EXO 21:5)

EST 2:17

OET-LV: 17 And_he _loved the_king DOM ʼEştēr from_all the_women and_she _bore favour and_favour before_him from_all the_virgins and_he/it _assigned a _crown _of royalty on_head _of_her and_he_made _her _queen in _place _of Vashti. (EST_2:17)

OET-RV: 17 and the king loved Esther more than any of the other women. He treated her more kindly and more favourably than any of the other young women who had become his concubines. He put a royal crown on her head and made her the new queen to replace Vashti. (EST 2:17)

KI1 5:15

OET-LV: 15  and_ Ḩīrām _he _sent the _king _of Tsor/(Tyre) DOM servants _of_his to Shəlomoh if/because he _had _heard if/because _that DOM_him/it people _had _anointed to_king in _place _of father _of_his if/because a _friend Ḩīrām he _had _been to_Dāvid all _of the_days. (KI1_5:15)

OET-RV: 15 Shelomoh also forced eighty thousand men to cut stones in the hill country and seventy thousand men to haul loads. (KI1 5:15)

MAL 2:11

OET-LV: 11 Yəhūdāh/(Judah) It _has _acted _treacherously and_an _abomination it _has _been _done in_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_in_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) if/because Yəhūdāh it _has _profaned the _sanctuary _of YHWH which he _loves and_it _has _married a _daughter _of a _god _of foreignness. (MAL_2:11)

OET-RV: 11 Our nation of Yehudah (Judah) has been unfaithful to Yahweh and done detestable things in Yisrael and in Yerushalem. Our men have defiled the temple that Yahweh loves by marrying foreign women who worship pagan gods. (MAL 2:11)

GEN 29:20

OET-LV: 20 And_ Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) _he _served for_Rāḩēl seven years and_they _were in_eyes _of_his like_days one(s) in_love _of_his DOM_her/it. (GEN_29:20)

OET-RV: 20 So Yacob worked seven years for Rahel, but it only seemed like a few days to him because of his love for her, (GEN 29:20)

PSA 119:47

OET-LV: 47 And_I _will _delight _myself in_commands _of_your which I _love. (PSA_119:47)

OET-RV: 47 I take pleasure in obeying your commands,
⇔ which I love. (PSA 119:47)

PSA 109:17

OET-LV: 17 And_he _loved a _curse and_it_came _to _him and_not he _delighted in_blessing and_it _was _far from_him. (PSA_109:17)

OET-RV: 17 He loved cursing—may it come back upon him.
⇔ He had no desire to bless others—may no blessing come to him. (PSA 109:17)

PSA 119:97

OET-LV: 97 How I _love law _of_your all _of the_day it meditation _of_is_my. (PSA_119:97)

OET-RV: 97 I really love your instructions—
⇔ I spend all day meditating on them. (PSA 119:97)

JER 31:3

OET-LV: 3 From_a _distance YHWH he _appeared to_me and_a _love _of perpetuity I_have _loved _you therefore yes/correct/thus/so I_have _prolonged _to _you covenant _loyalty. (JER_31:3)

OET-RV: 3 From far off, Yahweh appeared to me: I’ve always loved you
⇔ therefore I’ve displayed loyal commitment to help you endure. (JER 31:3)

PRO 15:12

OET-LV: 12 Not he _loves a _mocker reproof to_him/it to wise_people not he _goes. (PRO_15:12)

OET-RV: 12 Mockers never love the one who corrects them,
⇔ → and they never approach the wise. (PRO 15:12)

EST 5:10

OET-LV: 10 And_ Haman _he _restrained _himself and_he _went to house _of_his and_he _sent and_he/it _brought DOM friends _of_his and_DOM Zeresh his/its_wife/woman. (EST_5:10)

OET-RV: 10 but he restrained himself and went home. Then he sent for his friends and brought in his wife, Zeresh, (EST 5:10)

PSA 38:12

OET-LV: 12  friends _of_my and_companions _of_my from_before plague _of_my they _stand and_my _of_kinsmen from_a _distance they _have _stood. (PSA_38:12)

OET-RV: 12 Those who want me dead lay snares for me.
⇔ They who desire harm for me speak destructive words
⇔ and say sprout treachery all day long. (PSA 38:12)

DEU 11:13

OET-LV: 13 and_it _was if really _(obey) you(pl)_will _obey (to) commands _of_my which I am_commanding you(pl) the_day to_love DOM YHWH god _of_your(pl) and_to_serve_him in_all heart _of_your(pl) and_on/over_all being _of_your(pl). (DEU_11:13)

OET-RV: 13 If you all listen to the instructions that I’m giving you today, loving your god Yahweh and serving him with sincerity and with energy, (DEU 11:13)

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