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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:

ISA 41:8

OET-LV: 8 and_you(ms) Oh _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) servant _of_my Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) whom I_have _chosen _you the _offspring _of ʼAⱱrāhām friend _of_my. (ISA_41:8)

OET-RV: ⇔  8 But you, my servant Yisrael,
⇔ Yakob (Jacob) who I’ve chosen,
⇔ the offspring of my friend Avraham, (ISA 41:8)

HOS 11:1

OET-LV:  If/because was_a _youth Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_I_loved _him and_from_Miʦrayim/(Egypt) I _summoned (to)_son _of_my. (HOS_11:1)

OET-RV:  “When Yisrael was a child I loved him,
⇔ and I called my son out of Egypt (Heb. Mitsrayim). (HOS 11:1)

ISA 57:8

OET-LV: 8 And_after the_door and_the_doorpost you _have _set _up memorial _of_your if/because from_with_me you _have _uncovered and_you _have _gone _up you _have _made _wide bed _of_your and_you _have _cut _off to/for_you(fs) from_them you _have _loved bed _of_their a _hand you _have _seen. (ISA_57:8)

OET-RV: 8 and you’ve put your symbols behind the door and doorposts.
⇔ Yes, away from me you stripped off
⇔ and filled your bed with others.
⇔ You had an agreement with those whose bed you loved—
⇔ enjoying their bodies. (ISA 57:8)

PRO 9:8

OET-LV: 8 Do _not reprove a _mocker lest he_should _hate _you reprove (to)_a_wise_person and_he_will _love _you. (PRO_9:8)

OET-RV: 8 Don’t try to correct a mocker in case he just hates you.
⇔ ^ Correct a wise person on the other hand, and it’ll be appreciated. (PRO 9:8)

DEU 23:6

OET-LV: 6  and_not YHWH he _was _willing god _of_your to_listen to Bilˊām and_ YHWH _he _turned god _of_your for_you DOM the_curse into_blessing if/because he_loved _you YHWH god _of_your. (DEU_23:6)

OET-RV: 6 so you must never strive for peace or prosperity for the Ammonites or the Moabites. (DEU 23:6)

HOS 4:18

OET-LV: 18 drink _of_their It _has _come _to _an _end continually _(prostitute _themselves) they _have _prostituted _themselves they _have _loved love shame shields _of_its. (HOS_4:18)

OET-RV: 18 Even when their drinking is over,
⇔ they prostitute themselves continually.
⇔ Her rulers dearly love their shame. (HOS 4:18)

JDG 14:16

OET-LV: 16 And_ the _wife _of _she _wept of _Shimshvōn on/upon/above_him/it and_she/it _said only you_hate _me and_not you_love _me the_riddle you _have _asked _the _riddle to_the _sons _of my _people _of_my and_to_me not you _have _told and_he/it _said to/for_her/it HERE to_father _of_my and_to_mother _of_my not I _have _told and_to_you will _I _tell. (JDG_14:16)

OET-RV: 16 Then Shimshon’s wife put on a crying act and said, “You must hate me—you don’t love me because you’ve created a riddle for my relatives, yet you haven’t even told me the answer.”
¶ “Listen,” he replied, “I haven’t even told my own parents. Should I tell you?” (JDG 14:16)

DEU 10:12

OET-LV: 12 and_now Oh _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) what is_YHWH god _of_your asking from_with_you if/because (if) to_fear DOM YHWH god _of_your to_go in_all ways _of_his and_to_love DOM_him/it and_to_serve DOM YHWH god _of_your in_all heart _of_your and_on/over_all being _of_your. (DEU_10:12)

OET-RV: 12 Now Yisrael, your god Yahweh expects you honour him and to follow his instructions and to love him, and to serve him with sincerity and with energy— (DEU 10:12)

HOS 2:15

OET-LV: 15  and_I _will _visit on/upon_it(f) DOM the _days _of the _Baˊal when she _made _smoke to/for_them and_she _adorned _herself ring[s]_of_her and_jewelry _of_her and_she _went after lovers _of_her and_me she _forgot the _utterance _of YHWH. (HOS_2:15)

OET-RV: 15 I’ll give her back her vineyards,
⇔ and the depressing Akor Valley as a gateway for hope.
⇔ She’ll answer me there as in the days of her youth—
⇔ like at the time that she came out of Egypt (Heb. Mitsrayim): (HOS 2:15)

DEU 10:19

OET-LV: 19 And_you(pl)_will _love DOM the_sojourner if/because sojourners you(pl)_were in_land of _Miʦrayim/(Egypt). (DEU_10:19)

OET-RV: 19 so you all must show love to foreigners too because you all were foreigners when you were in Egypt. (DEU 10:19)

KI1 3:3

OET-LV: 3 and_ Shəlomoh _he _loved DOM YHWH to_go in_the _regulations _of Dāvid his/its_father only at_places he was_sacrificing and_making _smoke. (KI1_3:3)

OET-RV: 3 Shelomoh demonstrated his love for Yahweh by obeying the instructions of his father David. However, he would offer sacrifices and burn incense on various hills. (KI1 3:3)

PSA 88:19

OET-LV: 19  you _have _removed _far _away from_me one _who_loves and_a _friend acquaintances _of_my is_a _dark _place. (PSA_88:19)

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)

SA2 13:4

OET-LV: 4 And_he/it _said to_him/it why are_you thus weak Oh _son _of the_king in_morning in_morning am_not will _you _tell to_me and_he/it _said to_him/it ʼAmnōn DOM Tāmār the _sister _of ʼAⱱīshālōm my_brother/kindred I am_loving. (SA2_13:4)

OET-RV: 4 and Yonadab asked him, “Hey, you’re a son of the king, so tell me why you’re always so unhappy?”
¶ “I’m in love with my brother Abshalom’s sister Tamar,” Amnon replied. (SA2 13:4)

PRO 16:13

OET-LV: 13 are_the_delight _of kings lips _of righteousness and_one _who_speaks upright_things he _loves. (PRO_16:13)

OET-RV: 13 Kings appreciate lips that say what’s right,
⇔ and they value people who tell the truth. (PRO 16:13)

DEU 10:18

OET-LV: 18 he_is_bringing _about judgement _of a _fatherless _one and_a _widow and_he_is_loving a _sojourner to_give to_him/it food and_clothing. (DEU_10:18)

OET-RV: 18 He delivers fair judgements for the fatherless and for widows, and shows love towards foreigners—giving them food and clothing, (DEU 10:18)

PSA 34:13

OET-LV: 13  who the_man (the)_desiring life who_loves days to_see good. (PSA_34:13)

OET-RV: 13 then don’t let evil words come out of your mouth,
⇔ ≈ and keep your lips from speaking lies. (PSA 34:13)

HOS 2:12

OET-LV: 12  and_now I _will _uncover DOM lewdness _of_her to_the _eyes _of her _lovers and_anyone not he_will _deliver _her from_hand _of_my. (HOS_2:12)

OET-RV: 12 “I’ll destroy her grapevines and her fig trees,
⇔ of which she said, ‘Those are my wages that my lovers gave me.’
⇔ I’ll make them grow wild,
⇔ → and then the animals in the countryside will devour them. (HOS 2:12)

DEU 30:6

OET-LV: 6 And_ YHWH _he _will _circumcise god _of_your DOM heart _of_your and_DOM the _heart _of your _offspring _of_your to_love DOM YHWH god _of_your in_all heart _of_your and_on/over_all being _of_your for _the _sake _of your(ms)_life. (DEU_30:6)

OET-RV: 6 He will ‘circumcise the heart of’ (remove the evil motives from) you and your children to release you to love your god Yahweh with total sincerity and diligently, so that you can live. (DEU 30:6)

PSA 69:37

OET-LV: 37  and_the _offspring _of his _servants _of_his they_will _inherit _it and_those _who_love _of his/its_name they _will _dwell in_it. (PSA_69:37)

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