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Strongs H157

H157

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

Type: root
אָהֵב 216 vb. loveQalhuman love to human objectless oft. of appetitelove to Godesp. Pt.of divine loveNiph. Pt. pl. lovely, loveablePi.friendslovers {12}

Displaying only every 10th verse out of 195:

DEU 11:13

OET-LV: 13and_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: 13If 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)

HOS 9:10

OET-LV: 10like_grapes in_wilderness I_found Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) like_an_early_fig on_a_fig_tree at_beginning_of_its I_saw ancestors_of_your(pl) they they_came Baˊal Pəˊōr and_they_separated_themselves to_shame and_they_were detestable_things according_to_their_love.   (HOS_9:10)

OET-RV: 10I found Yisrael like someone finding grapes there in the wilderness.
 ⇔ ≈ Like the first fruit on the fig tree in its first season, I saw your ancestors.
 ⇔ But they came to Baal-Peor and they devoted themselves to that shameful thing.
 ⇔ ≈ They became detestable like that which they loved. (HOS 9:10)

GEN 25:28

OET-LV: 28And_ Yiʦḩāq _he_loved DOM ˊĒsāv if/because hunted_game was_in_mouth_of_his and_Riⱱqāh was_loving DOM Yaˊₐqoⱱ.   (GEN_25:28)

OET-RV: 28Yitshak liked the taste of game meat so he loved Esaw, but Rebekah loved Yacob. (GEN 25:28)

CH2 19:2

OET-LV: 2And_he/it_went_out to his/its_faces/face Yēhūʼ/(Jehu) the_son_of Ḩₐnānī the_seer and_he/it_said to the_king Yəhōshāfāţ (to)_wicked to_help and_(to)_those_who_hate_of (of)_YHWH will_you_love and_by_this is_towards_you severe_anger from_to/for_face/front/presence YHWH.   (CH2_19:2)

OET-RV: 2but Hanani’s son, the prophet Yehu confronted him, “Should you have helped the wicked, and befriended those that Yahweh hates? Yahweh’s angry with you because of what you’ve done. (CH2 19:2)

SNG 3:3

OET-LV: 3They_found_me the_watchmen who_go_around in_city DOM the_one_whom_it_loves self_of_my have_you(pl)_seen.   (SNG_3:3)

OET-RV: 3The guards going around in the city found me:
 ⇔ “Have you seen the man whom my soul loves?” (SNG 3:3)

PSA 11:7

OET-LV: 7If/because is_righteous YHWH righteousness(es) he_loves the_upright they_will_see face_of_his.   (PSA_11:7)

OET-RV: 7because Yahweh loves what is right, and that’s what he does.
 ⇔ Godly people will get to stand in front of him. (PSA 11:7)

EZE 23:5

OET-LV: 5And_ ʼĀhₑlāh _she_acted_as_a_prostitute under_me and_she_lusted on lovers_of_her to ʼAshshūr were_warriors.   (EZE_23:5)

OET-RV: 5But Oholah prostituted herself even when she was mine. She lusted for her lovers: for the Assyrian warriors, (EZE 23:5)

KI1 11:1

OET-LV: 11and_the_king Shəlomoh he_loved women foreign many and_DOM the_daughter_of Parˊoh Mōʼāⱱite_women ˊAmmōnī_women ʼEdōmite_women Sidonian_women Ḩittiy_women.   (KI1_11:1)

OET-RV: 11Now King Shelomoh loved many foreign women—besides Far-oh’s daughter there were Moabite women, Ammonite women, Edomite women, Sidonian women, and Hittite women. (KI1 11:1)

GEN 29:30

OET-LV: 30And_he_went also into Rāḩēl and_he_loved also DOM Rāḩēl more_than_Lēʼāh and_he_served with_him/it again seven years another.   (GEN_29:30)

OET-RV: 30So Yacob also slept with Rahel, but he also loved her more than Le’ah. Then he worked for Lavan for another seven years. (GEN 29:30)

PSA 87:2

OET-LV: 2YHWH is_loving the_gates_of Tsiyyōn/(Zion) from_all the_dwelling_places_of Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob).   (PSA_87:2)

OET-RV: 2Yahweh loves Tsiyyon’s (Zion’s) gates
 ⇔ more than all of Yakov’s tents. (PSA 87:2)

PRO 3:12

OET-LV: 12If/because DOM the_one_whom he_loves YHWH he_reproves and_like_a_father DOM a_son whom_he_is_pleased_with.   (PRO_3:12)

OET-RV: 12because Yahweh disciplines those he loves,
 ⇔ ≈ just like a father does to his child that he appreciates. (PRO 3:12)

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: 15I’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)

SNG 3:1

OET-LV: 3on bed_of_my in_nights I_sought DOM the_one_whom_it_loves self_of_my I_sought_him and_not I_found_him.   (SNG_3:1)

OET-RV: 3On my bed in the night, I search for the one that my soul loves.
 ⇔ ≈ I searched for him, but I didn’t find him. (SNG 3:1)

JER 14:10

OET-LV: 10thus YHWH he_says of_people the_this thus they_have_loved to_wander feet_of_their not they_have_restrained and_YHWH not he_has_accepted_them now he_will_remember iniquity_of_their and_he_will_punish sins_of_their.   (JER_14:10)

OET-RV: 10 (JER 14:10)

PSA 31:24

OET-LV: 24 love DOM YHWH Oh_all_of his_faithful_of_people faithful_people YHWH is_preserving and_he_is_repaying on excess one_who_does_of (of)_pride.   (PSA_31:24)

OET-RV: 24Be strong and confident,
 ⇔ all you who trust in Yahweh for help. (PSA 31:24)

JER 8:2

OET-LV: 2And_they_will_spread_them_out to_sun and_to_moon and_to/for_all the_host_of the_heavens which they_loved_them and_which they_served_them and_which they_walked after_them and_which they_consulted_them and_which they_bowed_down to/for_them not they_will_be_gathered and_not they_will_be_buried (into)_dung on the_surface_of the_soil they_will_become.   (JER_8:2)

OET-RV: 2 (JER 8:2)

JOB 19:19

OET-LV: 19They_abhor_me all_of the_men_of my_council_of_my and_whom I_love they_have_turned against_me.   (JOB_19:19)

OET-RV: 19All my closest friends abhor me,
 ⇔ and those I love have turned on me. (JOB 19:19)

JDG 16:15

OET-LV: 15And_she/it_said to_him/it how will_you_say I_love_you and_heart_of_your not is_with_me this three times you_have_deceived (in)_me and_not you_have_told to/for_me how strength_of_is_your great.   (JDG_16:15)

OET-RV: 15Then she said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart isn’t with me? You’ve been deceitful to me three times now, and you haven’t revealed to me the secret of your amazing strength.” (JDG 16:15)

HOS 2:7

OET-LV: 7 if/because mother_of_their she_has_prostituted_herself she_has_acted_shamefully the_one_of_who_conceived_them if/because she_said I_will_go after lovers_of_my who_give_of food_of_(of)_my and_water_of_my wool_of_my and_flax_of_my oil_of_my and_drinks_of_my.   (HOS_2:7)

OET-RV: 7She’ll try to pursue her lovers, but she won’t be able to catch up to them.
 ⇔ ≈ She’ll search for them, but she won’t be able to find them.
 ⇔ Then she’ll say, “I’ll go and return to my first husband,
 ⇔ → because it was better for me then than it is now.” (HOS 2:7)

DEU 10:19

OET-LV: 19And_you(pl)_will_love DOM the_sojourner if/because sojourners you(pl)_were in_land of_Miʦrayim/(Egypt).   (DEU_10:19)

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

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