in (late) ψ 31:24 ; 97:10 ; 116:1 ; 145:20 , but usually sq. name, law, etc. of י׳ ψ 5:12 ; 26:8 ; 40:17 ; 69:37 ; 70:5 ; 119:47 + 11 times ψ 119 ; cf. Is 56: 6; cf. also of love to
Jerusalem Is 66:10 ψ 122:6 . 4. especially Pt. אֹהֵב = ( a ) lover , La 1:2 ( fig. of Jerus. ); ( b ) friend Hiram of David 1 K 5:15 , cf. Je 20: 4, 6 Est 5:1 0, 14 ; 6:13 ψ 38:12
( || רֵעַ ) so 88:19 , & Pr 14:20 ; also 18:24 ; 27:6 Abr. of God Is 41:8 2 Ch 20: 7. 5. of divine love ( a ) to individual men Dt 4:37 2 S 12:24 Pr 3:1 2; 15:9 ψ 146:8 Ne 13:2 6;
(
b
) to people Israel, etc.
Dt 7:8
,
13
;
23:6 Ho 3:
1;
9:15 11:
1;
14:5 1 K 10:9 2 Ch 2:1
0;
9:8 Is 43:
4;
48:14 Je 31:3 Mal 1:2
(×3) ψ 47:5
; to Jerusalem
ψ 78:68
;
87:2
; (
c
) to righteousness, etc.
ψ 11:7
;
33:5
;
37:28
;
45:8
;
99:4 Is 61:8 Mal 2:1
1.
•
Niph.
Pt. pl.
הַנֶּאֱהָבִים
2 S 1:23
lovely, loveable
of Saul & Jonath. (
||
הַנְּעִימִם
).
•
Pi.
Pt. pl. sf.
מְאַהֲבַי
(
־בָי
)
Ho 2:7
+
3 times;
מְאַהֲבַיִךְ
(
־בָיִךְ
)
Je 22:20
+
6 times;
מְאַהֲבֶיהָ
Ho 2:9
+
4 times
1.
friends
Zc 13:1
6;
2.
lovers
in
fig.
of adulter. Isr.
Ho 2:7
,
9
,
12
,
14
,
15 Ez 23:
5,
9
; Judah
Je 22:20
,
22
;
30:14 La 1:19 Ez 16:3
3,
36
,
37
;
23:22
.
•
[
אַהַב
S
158
TWOT
29a
GK
172
]
n.
[
m.
]
love
only
pl.
אֲהָבִים
, loves, amours;
bad sense
Ho 8:9
, but
אַיֶּלֶת א׳
loving hind
Pr 5:19
(
fig.
of wife
||
יַעֲלַת הֵן
).
•
[
אֹהַב
S
159
TWOT
29b
GK
171
]
n.
[
m.
]
id.
=
loved object,
sf.
אָהֳבָם
Ho 9:10
(
=
בֹּשֶׁת
=
בַּעַל
v. Hi No
w) i.e. the idol worshipped;
pl. =
amours
(carnal sense)
Pr 7:18
.
• אַהֲבָה S 160 TWOT 29c GK 173, 174 n.f. love ( = Inf. of אהב q.v. ) —abs. א׳ Pr 10:12 + 18 times; cstr. אַהֲבַת Je 2:2 + 3 times; sf. אַהֲבָתִי ψ 109:4 , 5 ; אַהֲבָֽתְךָ 2 S 1:2 6; אַהֲבָתֹו Is 63:9 Zp 3:1 7; אַהֲבָתָהּ Pr 5:1 9;
אַהֲבָתָם
Ec 9:
6—
love
, especially
WisdLt
& late.
1.
human (to human
obj.
)
abs.
Ec 9:
1,
6
(both
||
שִׂנְאָה
) so
Pr 10:12
;
15:17
cf.
27:
5;
v.
also
17:9
; of man toward man
ψ 109:4
,
5
; love for one’s self (
נַפְשֹׁו
)
1 S 20:17
; between man & woman
Ct 2:4
,
5
;
5:8
;
8:6
,
7
(×2);
Pr 5:19
cf.
also
2 S 1:26
(
א׳ נָשִׁים
); personif.
Ct 2:7
;
3:5
;
7:7
;
8:4
;
cf.
fig.
use
3:10
; of mere sexual desire
2 S 13:15
;
fig.
of Jerusalem’s love to
י׳
Je 2:2
(
א׳ כַּלוּלֹתַיִךְ
), & of love of adulter.
Jerus. v
33
.
2.
God’s love to his people
Ho 11:4
(
עֲבֹתֹות א׳
)
Je 31:3 Is 63:9 Zp 3:1
7.
Jerus. Jerusalem. Now W. Nowack.