Strongs H157

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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

a.bh.aa

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:

JER 2:25

OET-LV: 25 Restrain foot _of_your from_barefoot and_throat _of_your from_thirst and_you _said despairing no if/because I _love strange_gods and_after_them I _will _walk. (JER 2:25)

OET-RV: 25 Keep your feet from becoming bare, and your throat from thirst,
⇔ but you’ve said that it’s hopeless,
⇔ as you love foreign gods and feel obliged to follow them. (JER 2:25)

GEN 29:32

OET-LV: 32 And_ Lēʼāh _she/it _conceived/became _pregnant and_she/it _gave _birth a _son and_she/it _called/named his/its_name Rəʼūⱱēn if/because she _said if/because _that YHWH he _has _looked on_affliction _of_my if/because now he_will _love _me husband _of_my. (GEN 29:32)

OET-RV: 32 So Leah got pregnant and gave birth to a son, and she named him ‘Reuben’ (which means ‘Look, a son’) because she said, “Because Yahweh has looked on my misery, surely my husband will love me now.” (GEN 29:32)

PSA 37:28

OET-LV: 28 If/because YHWH is_loving justice and_not he _will _abandon DOM his _faithful _of_people forever_perpetuity they _are _preserved and_the_offspring _of wicked_people it _is _cut _off. (PSA 37:28)

OET-RV: 28 because Yahweh loves justice and doesn’t abandon those who are faithful to him.
⇔ They’re preserved forever, but the descendants of wicked people will be eliminated. (PSA 37:28)

CH2 11:21

OET-LV: 21 And_ Rəḩaⱱˊām _he _loved DOM Maˊₐkāh the _daughter _of ʼAⱱīshālōm from_all wives _of_his and_concubines _of_his if/because wives eight- teen he _had _taken and_concubines sixty and_he/it _fathered twenty and_eight sons and_sixty daughters. (CH2 11:21)

OET-RV: 21 Rehaveam loved Maakah the most out of his eighteen wives and sixty slave-wives. He fathered twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters, (CH2 11:21)

PSA 87:2

OET-LV: 2 YHWH is_loving the _gates _of Tsiyyōn/(Zion) from_all the _dwelling _places _of Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob). (PSA 87:2)

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

SNG 1:7

OET-LV: 7 Tell to/for_me Oh_the_one_whom _it _loves self _of_my where will _you _graze where will _you _make_them_lie _down at_noon(s) which_why will _I _be like_a _veiled_woman with the _flocks _of your(pl)_companions _of_your. (SNG 1:7)

OET-RV: 7 Declare to me, you who my heart loves.
⇔ Where do you graze?
⇔ Where do you make your flocks lie down at noontime?
⇔ Why should I be like a woman who covers herself beside your companions’ flocks? (SNG 1:7)

PSA 119:119

OET-LV: 119 Dross(es) you _cause _to _cease all _of the_wicked_people_of the_earth for_so/thus/hence I _love testimonies _of_your. (PSA 119:119)

OET-RV: 119 You remove all the wicked from the earth like slag is skimmed off—
⇔ that’s why I love what you’ve revealed. (PSA 119:119)

GEN 29:18

OET-LV: 18 And_ Yaˊₐqoⱱ _he _loved DOM Rāḩēl and_he/it _said I_will _serve _you seven years for_Rāḩēl daughter _of_your (the)_young. (GEN 29:18)

OET-RV: 18 Now Yacob was in love with Rahel, so he answered, “I’ll work for you for seven years so I can marry your younger daughter Rahel.” (GEN 29:18)

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)

ISA 43:4

OET-LV: 4 Because_that you _are _precious in_eyes _of_my you _are _honoured and_I I_love _you and_I _will _give humankind in_place _of _you and_peoples in _place _of life _of_your. (ISA 43:4)

OET-RV: 4 since you are precious in my eyes.
⇔ ≈ You are honoured and I love you,
⇔ and I’ll give humankind in your place,
⇔ ≈ and nations in exchange for your life. (ISA 43:4)

PRO 8:21

OET-LV: 21 To_give _as _an _inheritance those _of_who_love _me substance and_treasuries _of_their I _fill. (PRO 8:21)

OET-RV: 21 so those who love me can inherit wealth,
⇔ as I fill their storerooms. (PRO 8:21)

ECC 5:9

OET-LV: 9  one _who_loves silver not he _will _be _satisfied silver and_whoever is_loving (in)_wealth not income also this is_futility. (ECC 5:9)

OET-RV: 10 A person who loves money won’t be satisfied with it,
⇔ and anyone who loves wealth won’t be satisfied with their income.
⇔ That’s also pointless. (ECC 5:10)

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 3:1

OET-LV: 3 and_ YHWH _he/it _said to_me again go love a _woman who_is_loved _of a _companion and_who_commits _adultery as_loves YHWH DOM the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_they are_turning to gods other and_they_are_loving _of (of)_cakes _of grapes. (HOS 3:1)

OET-RV: 3 Yahweh told me, “Go again and love a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, even as Yahweh loves the Israeli people, even though they turn to other gods and honour them with raisin cakes.” (HOS 3:1)

GEN 27:4

OET-LV: 4 And_prepare to_me delicious _food(s) just_as I _love and_bring_it to/for_me so_that _I _may _eat_it in_account _of it_may _bless _you self _of_my before_before I _will _die. (GEN 27:4)

OET-RV: 4 and cook me a tasty meal in the way that I love it, and bring it to me so I can eat it, so that I can bless you before I die.” (GEN 27:4)

PSA 70:5

OET-LV: 5  may _they _exult and_may _they _rejoice in_you all _of those _of_who_seek _you and_may _they _say continually may _he _be _great god those _who_love _of salvation _of_(of)_your. (PSA 70:5)

OET-RV: 4 Let all those who strive to follow you, celebrate and be glad about you.
⇔ ≈ Let those who rely on you to rescue them always say, “May God be praised.” (PSA 70:4)

PSA 45:8

OET-LV: 8  you _have _loved righteousness and_you _have _hated wickedness therefore yes/correct/thus/so he_has _anointed _you god god _of_your the_oil _of joy more_than _of_your _companions. (PSA 45:8)

OET-RV: 7 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness,
⇔ therefore God, your god, has anointed you with the oil of gladness more than your companions. (PSA 45:7)

SNG 1:3

OET-LV: 3 To_odour oils _of_your are_good is_oil which_it _is _poured _out your(ms)_name therefore yes/correct/thus/so young _women they_love _you. (SNG 1:3)

OET-RV: 3 As for the fragrance of your perfumes—they’re good.
⇔ Your reputation is like fragrant oil
⇔ so the eligible young women love you. (SNG 1:3)

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: 5 Then King Hiram of Tsor (Tyre) sent his servants to Shelomoh when he heard that he’d been anointed as king to replace his father, because Hiram had always been a friend of David. (KI1 5:1)

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)

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