תְּֽאֵהֲב֫וּ
𐤕𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤅
teehavu
love
or אָהֵב ; a primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise); (be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
H157
Proverbs 1:22 · Word #4
Lexicon H157
| Lemma | אָהַב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤄𐤁 |
| Transliteration | ʼâhab |
| Strong's | H157 |
| In-context | love |
Morphology HVqi2mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
SIBI-P1 H157-54
you (plural) will love
| Root | אהב (ʾ-h-b) |
| Core Meanings | love, affection, desire, attachment, loyalty |
| Semantic Range | to love romantically, to show affection, to choose or prefer, to demonstrate covenant loyalty, to be devoted to someone or something |
| Conceptual Significance | אהב expresses both human affection and covenantal loyalty, especially in Israel’s commanded love toward יהוה and neighbor. It conveys not only emotion but committed attachment and faithful devotion within relational and covenantal contexts. |
| Morphological Notes | Qal imperfect (yiqtol) 2nd person masculine plural; may function as indicative future or modal/jussive depending on context. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is Qal imperfect, second person masculine plural, from the root אהב, meaning "to love" or "to have affection for." The rendering "you (plural) will love" preserves the verbal action in its simple (Qal) stem and reflects the second person masculine plural subject indicated by the morphology. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root אהב (love, affection, desire, attachment, loyalty)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H157-01 |
ahav | he loved |
H160-01 |
ahavah | love-affection |
H160-02 |
ahavat | love-of |
H160-03 |
ahavatam | their love |
H160-04 |
ahavati | my love-affection |
H157-02 |
ahaveta | you have loved |
H157-03 |
ahavetani | you have loved me |
H157-04 |
ahavetanu | you have loved us |
H157-05 |
ahavete | you (feminine) loved |
H157-06 |
ahavetem | you men have loved |
H157-07 |
ahaveti | I have loved |
H157-08 |
ahavetikha | I have loved you |
H157-09 |
ahavetikhe | I have loved you (feminine singular) |
H158-01 |
ahavim | love-ones |
H157-10 |
ahavu | they loved |
H157-11 |
ahev | he loved |
H157-12 |
ahevah | he had affection for her |
H157-13 |
ahevatehu | she loved him |
H157-14 |
ahevatekhe | she has loved you (fem.) |
H157-15 |
ahevekha | he has loved you |
H157-16 |
ahevo | he loved him |
H157-17 |
ahevukha | they have loved you (masculine singular) |
H157-18 |
ahevum | they have loved them |
H157-19 |
ahuvah | loved-woman |
H157-20 |
ahuvat | beloved of |
H160-05 |
beahavat | in the love of |
H160-06 |
beahavato | in his love |
H157-21 |
ehav | you have loved (ms); I love / I will love |
H157-22 |
ehaveha | Love her |
H157-23 |
ehavu | you all have loved |
H157-24 |
ehevu | Love, you men! |
H160-07 |
haahavah | the love |
H157-25 |
haahuvah | the loved-one (feminine) |
H157-26 |
haneehavim | the ones being loved |
H157-27 |
hevu | Love (you men)! |
H157-28 |
hvyh | her loving-ones |
H157-29 |
keahovam | as they loved them |
H157-30 |
lameahavay | to my loving-ones |
H157-31 |
leahavah | to love |
H157-32 |
leehov | to love |
H157-33 |
leohavay | to my lovers |
H157-34 |
leohavayv | to his loving-ones |
H157-35 |
leohavey | to the loving ones of |
H160-08 |
meahavah | from loving-affection |
H160-09 |
meahavat | from the love-of |
H157-36 |
meahavay | my loving-ones (masc. pl.) |
H157-37 |
meahavayikhe | your loving-men |
H157-38 |
meahaveyha | her loving-men |
H157-39 |
ohavay | my loving ones |
H157-40 |
ohavayikhe | those loving you |
H157-41 |
ohavayv | his loving-men |
H157-42 |
ohavekha | the one loving you (masc. sg.) |
H157-43 |
ohavem | I will love them |
H157-44 |
ohaveti | I have loved |
H157-45 |
ohavey | lovers of |
H157-46 |
ohaveyha | her loving-ones |
H157-47 |
ohaveykha | your loving-ones |
H157-48 |
ohavi | my loving-one |
H157-49 |
ohavim | those who love |
H157-50 |
ohev | one who loves |
H157-51 |
ohevet | she who loves |
H157-52 |
sheahavah | whom she loved |
H157-53 |
teehav | you (masculine singular) will love |
H157-55 |
teehavun | will you men love |
H157-56 |
uleahavah | and to love |
H157-57 |
umeahavayikhe | and your loving-men |
H157-58 |
vaahavetem | and you men shall love |
H157-59 |
vaahevekha | and he loved you |
H157-60 |
vaohav | and I loved |
H157-61 |
vaohavehu | and I had affection for him |
H157-62 |
vaohavem | and I loved them |
H157-63 |
vateehav | And she loved |
H157-64 |
vayeehav | and he loved |
H157-65 |
vayeehaveha | and he loved her |
H157-66 |
vayeehavehu | and he loved him |
|
veahavah | and love |
H160-10 |
veahavat | and love-of |
H157-67 |
veahaveta | and you (masculine singular) shall love |
H157-68 |
veahuv | and a loved one |
H157-69 |
veehevu | and you men will love |
H157-70 |
veohavayv | and those loving him |
H157-71 |
veohavey | and loving-ones of |
H157-72 |
veohaveyha | and her lovers |
H157-73 |
veohavo | and the one loving him |
H157-74 |
veohev | and the one loving |
H157-75 |
veyeehavekha | and he will love you (masculine singular) |
H157-76 |
vyhvv | and he loved |
H157-77 |
yeehav | he loves |
H157-78 |
yeehavani | he will have affection for me |
Word Usage (211 occurrences of H157)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 22:2 | אָהַ֨בְתָּ֙ | ahaveta | you love |
| Genesis 24:67 | וַ/יֶּאֱהָבֶ֑/הָ | vayeehaveha | and he loved her |
| Genesis 25:28 | וַ/יֶּאֱהַ֥ב | vayeehav | loved |