אֹהֲבַ֥/י
𐤀𐤄𐤁/𐤉
ohavay
those who love me
or אָהֵב ; a primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise); (be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
H157
Proverbs 8:21 · Word #2
Lexicon H157
| Lemma | אָהַב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤄𐤁 |
| Transliteration | ʼâhab |
| Strong's | H157 |
| In-context | those who love me |
Morphology HVqrmpc/Sp1cs
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 | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H157-39
my loving ones
| Root | אהב (ʾ-h-b) |
| Core Meanings | love, affection, desire, attachment, covenant loyalty |
| Semantic Range | to love, have affection for, cherish, desire, choose, show covenant loyalty, be a friend or ally |
| Conceptual Significance | אהב expresses both personal affection and covenantal loyalty in the Hebrew Bible. When used of human devotion to God, it conveys steadfast relational commitment; when used of God toward His people, it signals electing love and faithful attachment within the covenant relationship. |
| Morphological Notes | Qal active participle masculine plural construct of אָהַב with 1cs pronominal suffix ("-ay"), indicating those characterized by loving directed toward the speaker ("me/my"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is a Qal active participle masculine plural with a 1st person singular suffix, literally "my ones who are loving." Rendering it as "my loving ones" preserves the participial sense of ongoing affection and the plural possessive relationship expressed by the suffix. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root אהב (love, affection, desire, attachment, covenant 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 |
H157-40 |
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 |
H157-54 |
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 |