אֹהֵ֣ב
𐤀𐤄𐤁
ohev
who loves
or אָהֵב ; a primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise); (be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
H157
Proverbs 29:3 · Word #2
Lexicon H157
| Lemma | אָהַב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤄𐤁 |
| Transliteration | ʼâhab |
| Strong's | H157 |
| In-context | who loves |
Morphology HVqrmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H157-50
one who loves
| Root | אהב (ʾ-h-b) |
| Core Meanings | love, affection, attachment, desire, devotion |
| Semantic Range | to love (romantically or sexually), to show affection, to delight in, to prefer, to be devoted to, to act as a friend |
| Conceptual Significance | אהב expresses covenant loyalty as well as personal affection, describing both human love and YHWH’s covenantal love for His people. As a participle, it often characterizes a person by enduring devotion or attachment. |
| Morphological Notes | Qal active participle, masculine singular, absolute form; denotes a habitual or characteristic lover—"one who is loving" or "one who loves." |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is Qal active participle masculine singular absolute, indicating an ongoing or characteristic action: "one who loves." This preserves the root sense of active affection or attachment (אהב) while accurately reflecting the masculine singular participial morphology. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root אהב (love, affection, attachment, desire, devotion)
| 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 |
H157-51 |
ohevet | she who loves |
H157-52 |
sheahavah | whom she loved |
H157-53 |
teehav | you (masculine singular) will love |
H157-54 |
teehavu | you (plural) 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 |