אָהֵב
S
157
TWOT
29
GK
170216
vb.
love
—
Qal
Pf.
אָהֵב
Gn 27:9
+
7times;
אָהֵב
Gn 27:1
4;
אָהַב
Gn 37:3
+
3 times;
אֲהֵֽבְךָ
Dt 15:1
6;
3
fs.
אָֽהֲבָה
Ct 1:7
+, etc.;
impf.
יֶאֱהַב
(
־הָב
)
Pr 3:12
+; 1 s.
אֵהָב
Pr 8:17
(
cf.
Ew
§ 192 d Ges
§
68.1
);
וָֽאֹהַב
Mal 1:
2;
וָאֹהֲבֵהוּ
Ho 11:
1;
אֹהֲבֵם
Ho 14:
5;
וָאֹהֲבֵם
ψ 119:167
;
2
mpl.
תְּאֵהֲבוּ
Pr 1:22
(
cf.
Kö
I p. 394 Ges
§ 63 R. 2);
תֶּאֱהָבוּ
Zc 8:1
7;
תֶּאֱהָבוּן
ψ 4:3
;
Imv.
אֱהַב־
Ho 3:
1;
אֱהָבֶהָ
Pr 4:
6;
אֶהֱבוּ
ψ 31:24
Am 5:15
;
אֱהָבוּ
Zc 8:1
9;
inf. cstr.
אֱהֹב
Ec 3:
8;
אַהֲבָה
Dt 10:12
+;
אֲהֲבַת
Mi 6:8
+
etc.;
cf.
also sub
n.
אהבה
infr
.;
Pt.
אֹהֵב
(
אֹוהֵב
)
Dt 10:18
+
26 times;
f. cstr.
אֲהֻבַת
Ho 3:1
is prob.
active
cf.
Ba
NB 174 ff
;
sf.
אֹהֲבִי
Is 41:8
etc.;
f.
אֹהֶבֶת
Gn 25:28
;
אֹהַבְתִּי
Ho 10:11
etc.;
Pt. pass.
אָהוּב
Ne 13:2
6;
אֲהוּבָה
Dt 21:15
(×2),
16
.—
love
(mostly
c.
acc
.,
sq.
לִ
+ obj.
Lv 19:1
8,
34 2 Ch 19:2
(late),
sq.
בְּ
Ec 5:
9;
abs.
Ec 3:8
&
v. infr
.), (affection both pure & impure, divine & human);—
1.
human love to human object;
abs.
,
opp.
hate
שָׂנֵא
Ec 3:
8; of love to son
Gn 22:2
;
25:28
;
37:3
,
4
;
44:20
(JE)
Pr 13:24
; so also
2 S 13:21
Ö
Ew Th W
e,
cf.
Dr
, of Dvd’s loving Amnon; never to parent, but mother-in-law
Ru 4:15
; of man’s love to woman; wife
Gn 24:67
;
29:20
,
30
(
cf.
v
1
8)
32
(JE), also
Dt 21:15
(×2),
16 Ju 14:16 1 S 1:5 2 Ch 11:21 Est 2:17 Ho 3:1 Ec 9:
9; but also
Gn 34:3
(
J
)
Ju 16:4
,
15 2 S 13:1
,
4
,
15
(where of carnal desire)
1 K 11:1
cf.
v
2 Ho 3:
1;
א׳ רֵעַ
loving a paramour
,
v. Ba
NB 176; woman’s love to man
1 S 18:20
(so
v
28
M
T, but read
וְכִי כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֹהֵב אֹתֹו
Ö
We D
r)
Ct 1:3
,
4
,
7
;
3:1
,
2
,
3
,
4
(5 times subj.
נַפְשִׁי
;
cf.
also
fig.
of adulterous Judah
Je 2:25 Is 57:8 Ez 16:3
7; of love of slave to master
Ex 21:5
(JE)
Dt 15:16
; inferior to superior
1 S 18:22
cf.
v
1
6; love to neighbour
Lv 19:18
(
וְאָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעְךָ כָּמֹוךָ
), partic. to stranger
Lv 19:34
(both
P
),
Dt 10:18
,
19
; love of friend to friend
1 S 16:21
;
18:1
,
3
;
20:17
(×2) Jb 19:19 Pr 17:17
cf.
2 S 19:7
(×2) 2 Ch 19:
2;
v.
also
Pr 9:8
;
16:13
cf.
15:1
2;
v.
especially
Pt. infr.
2.
less often of appetite,
obj.
food,
Gn 27:4
,
9
,
14
(JE)
Ho 3:1
; drink
Pr 21:17
; husbandry
2 Ch 26:10
;
cf.
fig.
of Ephraim
Ho 10:11
sq. inf
.; length of life
ψ 34:13
; of
cupidity
Ho 9:1 Is 1:23 Ec 5:9
(×2); of love of sleep
Pr 20:13
cf.
fig.
of sluggish watchmen (
sq. inf
.
)Is 56:1
0; also
c.
obj. abstr.
wisdom (personif.), knowledge, righteousness, etc.
Pr 4:6
;
8:17
,
21
;
12:1
;
22:11
;
29:3 Am 5:15 Mi 6:8
(
inf. ||
infinitives)
Zc 8:19
cf.
Pr. 19:8
קֹנֶה לֵב אֹהֵב נַפְשֹׁו
;
obj.
folly, evil, etc.,
Mi 3:2
ψ 4:3
;
11:5
;
52:5
,
6
;
109:17 Pr 1:2
2;
8:36 17:19
(×2),
cf.
18:21 Zc 8:1
7, w.
כֵּן
Je 5:3 Am 4:
5
•,
sq. inf.
Ho 12:8 Je 14:1
0, especially of idolatry
Ho 4:18
(where
del.
הֵבוּ
cf.
Kö
I
, p. 395
)
Je 8:2
.
3.
love to God
Ex 20:6
(JE) elsewhere
Hex
only
Dt 5:10
;
6:5
;
7:9
+
9 times Dt
+
Jos 22:
5;
23:11
; also
Ju 5:31 1 K 3:3 Ne 1:5 Dn 9:4
especially
mpl. masculine plural.